When participants in Milgram's experiments wanted to quit, they were given:
A. a reward for being one of the few to disobey.
B. money as an incentive to keep going.
C. up to four verbal prods to keep them going.
D. shocks to keep them going.
Answer: C
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a. classical conditioning. b. insight learning. c. observing and imitating models. d. latent learning. e. none of these; Bandura believes that aggression is an inborn quality.
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A. sum of squares B. sum of possible ranges C. sum of variance D. sum of variability
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environmental problem," which illustrates the strategy of a. changing her attitude. b. changing her behavior. c. adding consonant thoughts. d. reducing the amount of her perceived choice.
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a. a trait theorist. c. a psychodynamic theorist. b. a learning theorist. d. a cognitive theorist.