Which statement regarding behaviourists and behaviour based on instincts is NOT true?
A) Behaviourists believed that an appeal to instincts did not constitute an explanation of behaviour.
B) Behaviourists focused on external, not internal, causes of behaviour.
C) Behaviourists believed that complex behaviour was learned.
D) Behaviourists rejected the theory of natural selection.
B) Behaviourists focused on external, not internal, causes of behaviour.
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Given a teenager's ability to make executive decisions, which of the following expressions is the most accurate?
A. a teenager is like a person who does comparison shopping, being analytical and careful B. a teenage is like a dog with a big bark, but no bite C. a teenage is a canoe up stream with no paddle D. a teenager is like a car with a good accelerator but a weak break
Which of the following is not a developmental task of adolescence?
a. academic achievement b. self-control and compliance c. forming a cohesive sense of self-identity d. involvement in extracurricular activities
According to the discussion of the availability heuristic,
a. this heuristic is consistently more accurate than the representativeness heuristic. b. we use this heuristic when we try to estimate probability by thinking of relevant examples. c. this heuristic emphasizes that we ignore the conjunction fallacy. d. this heuristic explains why we typically provide confidence intervals that are too narrow.
Regarding learned motives, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Many motives are acquired directly through learning. b. Praise, money, success, pleasure, and similar reinforcers affect our goals and desires. c. Learned motives include our needs for physical contact, activity, and sensory input. d. The need for achievement and power are considered learned motives.