Adults frequently reinforce undesirable behavior in children by ___________ them
a. punishing c. ignoring
b. attending to d. punishing and attending to
D
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she would be credited with having high ________ intelligence. a. analytical b. creative c. practical d. conversational
Skip just created an all-boys club. He has even created words that only the other boys in the club can understand. What has Skip invented?
A) Echolalia Incorrect. Echolalia refers to the rote repetition of something that another person says. Skip has created cryptophasia. B) Synthesia C) Cryptophasia Correct. Cryptophasia is the phenomenon whereby twins create their own secret language. Though researchers hoped to show this as evidence of a special bond between twins, the phenomenon seems to be the result of language delays. D) Holophrasia
. Imagine that you have just flunked a class. You have evaluated this situation and decided flunking a class is stressful and important enough to be upset about. Now you have to decide how to deal with this stress, so you decide to repeat the
class in summer school. You have made a a) primary appraisal. b) secondary appraisal. c) stress-related decision. d) hassle-related decision.
Which of the following statements is supported by research on television violence?
A) Children's programming is below average in violent content. B) Watching violence on TV does not increase the likelihood of aggressive behavior. C) Older children are more likely than preschoolers and young school-age children to imitate TV violence. D) Time spent watching TV in childhood and adolescence predicts aggressive behavior in adulthood.