After watching her father slide through pictures on his smartphone using his index finger, Laura, a 5-year- old, learns to use her finger to slide the screen on his smartphone. Laura acquired this behavior through ________

a. classical conditioning
b. observational learning
c. operant conditioning
d. counterconditioning


Answer: b

Psychology

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A car crash woke John from his afternoon nap. When he looked out his apartment window, he saw several people milling around two smashed cars. He decided not to call 911 because he assumed someone already had. John's reaction is an example of __________.

A. the bystander effect B. pluralistic compliance C. obedience to authority D. conformity to social norms

Psychology

Maslow referred to the need to fulfill one's own unique potential as the need for

a. self-esteem. b. self-actualization. c. intrinsic motivation. d. self-sufficiency. e. achievement.

Psychology

In a particular society, men are expected to provide protection and monetary support, while women are expected to tend to the home and children. These expectations reflect for females and males in the society

a. gender identities b. gender roles c. gender confusion d. sex roles e. sexual orientations

Psychology

The work of Rene Spitz ____

a. led to the development of an organic model of mental illness b. is the first documented attempt to help a special needs child c. led to some of the first empirically supported behavioral techniques for eliminating children's fears d. raised serious questions about the harmful impact of institutionalization of children's development

Psychology