Some research with psychopaths suggests that these individuals are
a. more likely to quit trying as soon as failure appears imminent.
b. less likely to attempt difficult goals
c. more likely to keep trying even though failure is certain.
d. less likely to be motivated towards a goal.
c
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People who take drugs intravenously are at high risk for
a. addiction. b. hepatitis. c. HIV. d. all of these conditions.
Explain why many people find it difficult to interact with someone without knowing that person's gender
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements about follow-up research to preoperational thought is true?
A) Piaget underestimated preschoolers' animistic beliefs. B) Young children exclusively use egocentric speech until about 3 years of age. C) Children as young as 2 years realize that what they see sometimes differs from what another person sees. D) Preschoolers think magic accounts for all events, even the ones they can personally explain.
Of the following, which is the BEST example of naturalistic observation?
A) The school psychologist has administered aptitude tests to the sophomore class of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School. B) A researcher interested in the effects of caffeine upon learning provides high-caffeine drinks to an experimental group who are being taught a complicated game and provides caffeine-free drinks to a control group who are being taught the same game. C) A serial killer is subjected to a battery of psychological exams and intensive interviews in an effort to determine the factors that influenced his developmental pathway to homicidal behavior. D) Researchers interested in children's gender-related interactions videotape children while they are playing during recess and while they are engaged in cooperative learning assignments in their classrooms.