Shaping is defined as:
a. promising a reward in return for performing desired behavior
b. pairing two stimuli to elicit the desired behavior
c. reinforcing behaviors that successively lead up to the desired behavior
d. changing behavior through the use of punishment
C
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b. hypothalamus. c. parietal lobes. d. temporal lobes.
What is the primary thrust of the psychosocial theory of development?
a. There are five different stages of psychosexual growth, each of which contributes to our adult personality. b. At each of eight different stages, people encounter a unique crisis that must be resolved for development to proceed normally. c. Development is a dynamic process of interaction with our environment, where unskilled children are guided by more skilled adults. d. There are four stages of cognitive development, and at each stage a child becomes more capable of understanding and utilizing symbolic thought.
Maternal postpartum depression
a. is common (i.e., found in about 50 percent of first-time moms). b. has few long-term effects on a child. c. tends to be found in individuals with a history of depression. d. strengthens the infant-maternal attachment.
Emotional experiences, expressions, impulse control, and basic drives such as aggression, sex, hunger, and thirst are the function of the
a. endocrine system b. sympathetic system. c. limbic system. d. autonomic system.