Kathleen trains her dog by giving him a treat every time he obeys and scolding him when
he disobeys. Her method of training is most closely related to
a. functionalism.
b. Pavlov's psychic reflexes.
c. the doctrine of specific nerve energies.
d. the law of effect.
e. Gestalt principles of organization.
d. the law of effect.
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For which of the following Pearson correlations would the data points be clustered most closely around a straight line?
a. –0.10 b. +0.40 c. –0.70 d. There is no relationship between the correlation and how close the points are to a straight line.
Which of the following is NOT correct regarding the biological contributions of aggressive behavior?
a. Fraternal twins are usually more alike in their levels of physical aggression than are identical twins. b. Children who are temperamentally difficult are more likely to be aggressive. c. Boys with higher levels of testosterone are more often irritable. d. Aggressive behavior is more likely if there is a deficit in the neurotransmitters that inhibit aggressive behavior.
What is a progressive, degenerative condition involving brain damage caused by multiple episodes of head trauma?
a) chronic traumatic encephalopathy b) dementia with Lewy bodies c) frontotemporal lobar degeneration d) Huntington's disease
Stereotypes are particularly likely to override any information about a person when the person closely resembles the stereotype. This is known as
a. the outgroup homogeneity effect b. the assumed similarity effect c. illusory correlation d. the typicality effect