The sociometer theory of self-esteem suggests that personal self-esteem ____
a. functions as an indicator of how socially acceptable or unacceptable we are
b. is a reflection of how happy or unhappy our social networks are
c. is directly related to the self-esteem levels of the people around us
d. is partially based on how much we value, or esteem, the various social groups that we are part of
A
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The essential difference between Wallace's theory of evolution and Darwin's was that the work of the former ____.?
a. ?was a restatement of Lamarck's ideas b. ?was a restatement of Spencer's ideas c. ?did not have empirical data to support it d. ?included the heritability of acquired traits e. ?was suppressed by Darwin
Ted has antisocial personality disorder. It is likely that Ted shows abnormal functioning in which part of his brain?
a. Hippocampus b. Amygdala c. Prefrontal cortex d. Temporal lobes e. Corpus callosum
More American college students than Chinese students were able to solve the cave problemby recalling the “Hansel and Gretel” story, while more Chinese students than American students solved the statue’s weight problem by recalling the “weighing of the elephant” fable. These differing percentages illustrate all of the following EXCEPT that
a. The culture we grow up in affects our ability to use selective comparison to solve problems. b. Being exposed to a similar problem is the past helps the students’ problem solving. c. Both groups of students exhibited functional fixedness regarding the stories they hadheard in childhood. d. Every culture prepares its members to solve some types of problems more easily than others.
Which of the following theorists proposed that learning occurs through observing other people?
A. Bandura B. Erikson C. Skinner D. Piaget