Roger has a vacant stare. He answers questions in an apathetic, monotone voice, and shows no emotion, even when discussing events such as his mother's death. Roger's affect would be described as
a) depressed.
b) inappropriate.
c) blasé.
d) flat or blunted.
d
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a. physiological response in Nadine's emotional experience b. expressive reaction in Nadine's emotional experience c. subjective experience of Nadine's emotional experience d. objective appraisal of Nadine's emotional experience
Studies of prosocial behavior show that the more potential helpers present in an emergency, the
a. more likely people are to get involved. b. lower the chances that people will help. c. greater the personal responsibility felt by those present. d. lower the risk of personal injury to potential helpers.
Development is often divided into which of the following three broad domains?
A) infancy, childhood, and adolescence B) social, cultural, and historical C) physical, cognitive, and emotional and social D) biological, social, and intellectual
Developmental psychologists have attempted to identify the effects of many specific childrearing practices on children's personality traits. The problem with this line of research, which was discussed in the textbook, is that:
a. parents who use physical punishment won't be honest with the researchers. b. psychologists cannot agree on whether to use cross-sectional or longitudinal approaches. c. it is difficult to recruit parents to serve as participants in this research. d. parents are inconsistent from day to day and over the years.