While watching the evening news, you see a story about
domestic abuse and wonder, "Why would anyone stay in a relationship where they are being abused?" According to Seligman, one factor that may contribute to victim's staying in abusive relationships is _____
a) observational learning.
b) learned helplessness.
c) conditioned emotional response.
d) instinctive drift.
Answer: b
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a. Plessy v. Ferguson. b. Brown v. Board of Education. c. Hobson v. Hansen. d. Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education.
Across evolution, humans have competed most with ____ when trying to pass their genes passed down to subsequent generations
a. other opposite-sex humans b. other same-sex humans c. other animal species d. natural environmental forces
The ego-defense mechanism that channels unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities is:
a. repression b. projection c. sublimation d. reaction formation
Newborns recognize their mother and father's voices because
a. it is instinctive. b. they head these voices while they were in the womb. c. they hear these voices frequently in the time immediately following birth. d. these are usually the only voices they hear in the time immediately following birth.