Ten-year-old Nora borrowed her mother's scissors without asking permission. As a result, she was spanked. When six-year-old Angela played with Nora's doll without asking, Nora responded by hitting her
This example best represents which problem with physical punishment?
a. It increases the chance of a behavior being repeated.
b. If punishment is physical, it may teach individuals that the appropriate response to misbehavior is violence.
c. It teaches individuals to avoid getting caught rather than eliminating the behavior.
d. It doesn't teach individuals why the behavior was wrong.
b
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Contemporary research on sexuality in the United States and Europe has found all but which of the following?
a. About 1 to 2 percent of women identify themselves as exclusively homosexual. b. About 10 to 15 percent of men identify themselves as exclusively homosexual. c. About 1 to 3 percent of the population is bisexual. d. Around 9 percent of women aged 20 to 24 report having given oral sex to another woman in the past year. e. Around 5 to 8 percent of men under the age of 60 report having given oral sex to another man in the pastyear.
After damage to the ventral roots of the spinal cord, an individual will suffer what kind of loss?
A. Sensation from the affected body area B. Control of the peripheral muscles in the affected body area C. Control of organs in the affected body area D. Sensation of the muscles on the opposite side of the body
When a neuron cell membrane has become permeable to sodium ions, what has transpired?
a. A section of the neuron has been stimulated by a neighboring neuron. b. An action potential of about –70 millivolts has been initiated. c. The inside cell at the disturbed area has an action potential of about -40 millivolts. d. The previous section of the cell has become permeable to potassium chloride ions.
A ________ is a set of beliefs and expectations about members of a group that are held simply because of their membership in the group
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.