In MacLean, Merritt, and Brannon's research experiment on lemurs, subjects were given a reinforcer provided they chose the higher ranking item in a pair. Given that A>B, B>C, C>D, D>E, and E>F, then how did a ring-tailed lemur (a social animal) respond when asked to choose between B and F?
A) ?It chose B.
B) ?It chose F.
C) ?It was unable to choose between B and F.
D) ?It displayed symptoms of experimental neurosis.
A
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a. hostile-environment harassment. b. quid pro quo harassment. c. sexual assault. d. heterosexism.
Anita's parents are from India and continue to follow the traditions of that country. Her parents havematched a husband for her, and she is to be married in two weeks. One morning, however, Anita wakes up paralyzed, and has no use of her legs. A thorough medical examination can find nothing physically wrong that would account for Anita's paralysis. Anita would most likely be diagnosed with ____
a. illness anxiety disorder b. factitious disorder c. malingering d. functional neurological symptom disorder
Walter Mischel found that the average correlation between trait and behavior is:
A. about .30 B. about -.30 C. about 1.00 D. about 0 E. about .50
Prosocial behavior is less likely to be seen in children who
A) grew up in collectivist cultures. B) are encouraged to be themselves. C) are punished for being too aggressive. D) had very small playgroups in preschool.