With regard to language learning, nativists believe that
a. language is learned as a result of differential parental reinforcement.
b. children learn language by listening, observing, and imitating.
c. children are biologically programmed for language acquisition.
d. the social environment plays the most critical role in language learning.
c
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Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding mood disorders?
a. An individual experiencing manic symptoms can also be depressed or anxious b. Unipolar mania is more common than unipolar depression. c. An individual who has experienced only manic episodes in the past is unlikely to ever become depressed. d. Neither manic nor depressive symptoms remit on their own without treatment.
John believed that if he spray painted his favorite actress' name on every building in his small town, that this actress would see it on the news and would fall madly in love with him. John's delusion would be classified as which type?
a. histrionic b. erotomanic c. jealous d. persecutory
According to the text, ____________ is usually the reason given for criminalizing certain forms of behavior.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is most likely to be studied by a social psychologist?
a. differences in nonverbal behavior between members of different cultures b. the effects of social class on religious beliefs c. the effects of occupational segregation on income d. sex differences in self-concepts