The strong form of the linguistic relativity hypothesis states that ________.
A. thought determines language
B. thought influences language
C. language determines thought
D. language influences thought
Answer: C
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The sociocultural perspective puts far greater emphasis on than the other major perspectives
a. family history b. environmental factors c. cognition d. unconscious conflict
Which of the following statements is a valid criticism of Wicker’s (1969) pessimistic conclusions about attitude-behavior relations?
a. Wicker only looked at 20 studies. b. Many of the studies he reviewed contained imprecise measures of attitude and behavior. c. Wicker obtained an average correlation (r = .35) that was stronger than he labelled it. d. both Wicker only looked at 20 studies and Many of the studies he reviewed contained imprecise measures of attitude and behavior.
When Jarrod, a three-year-old autistic child, answers "Yes" to questions like "Do you want a cookie?" (a preferred food), he is reinforced with a cookie and verbal praise. Similarly, if he answers "No" to questions like "Do you want corn?" (a non-preferred food), he is reinforced with verbal praise. Jarrod is not reinforced if he does not answer the questions asked. Thus, Jarrod is being taught
to answer "Yes" and "No" questions through __________ reinforcement. a. response contingent b. vicarious c. classically conditioned d. response chained
Grandparents can affect their grandchildren's lives indirectly through the intergenerational transmission of parental attitudes and practices. Which of the following scenarios illustrates this point?
a. Delia had affectionate parents as a child. Now that she is a parent herself, she is affectionate toward her children. b. Gertrude is an influential grandmother who plays an active role in the rearing of her grandson Howard. c. Judy's teenage daughter recently gave birth to a son Julian. Judy has taken on the primary responsibility of raising Julian since her daughter is still in high school. d. Rudolph lives with her daughter and granddaughter in order to help his daughter pay the bills. Rudolph also serves as his granddaughter's child care during the day since they cannot afford daycare.