Children's play becomes more rule-bound in middle childhood. For example, negotiating trades and developing strategies for improving collections (e.g., baseball cards) are important exercises in
A) self-esteem.
B) self-fulfilling prophecies.
C) logical thought.
D) ability grouping.
C) logical thought. As an example of their developing logical thought, during middle childhood children become interested in forming and maintaining collections (e.g., baseball cards).
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Rory has problems with assertiveness. In an early meeting with a behavioral clinician, the clinician tells Rory to imagine that he's out with a friend, and the friend has decided they should eat at a restaurant that Rory dislikes. The clinician asks Rory to respond to him as if he's the friend. This type of behavioral assessment is called
a. role-playing. b. functional analysis. c. controlled observation. d. cognitive-behavioral assessment.
When Roger Barker and his colleagues (1941) prevented children from playing with attractive toys, once the children gained access to the toys, they behaved destructively, smashing the toys and throwing them against the wall. These results demonstrate the power of _______ to increase aggression.
A) social learning B) absolute deprivation C) aggressive stimuli D) frustration E) imitation
The predictive and concurrent methods provide two types of evidence for ______.
A. validity based on relations with a construct B. face validity C. validity based on relations with a criterion D. validity based on content
Research on activity anorexia suggests that people who are intent on losing weight safely should:
A) ?eat one large meal per day as opposed to several small meals. B) ?increase their exercise levels slowly. C) ?follow a low-protein diet. D) ?All of these are correct.