Heritability is the percentage of variation in a given characteristic that can be attributed to genetics
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Which factor did NOT contribute to the development of social psychology in its early years?
A) the invention of the computer B) Gestalt psychology C) the rise of Nazi Germany D) the civil rights movement in the United States
? What is a likely hypothesis for why many people have become obese in recent decades?
a. Portion sizes have been increasing
b. Mental illness has become more prevalent.
c. More people are eating alone.
d. People have been eating vegetables that were not available earlier.
To teach a tiger to jump through a flaming hoop, the tiger is first reinforced for jumping up on a certain pedestal, then for leaping from that pedestal to another
Next the tiger has to jump through a hoop between the pedestals to get the reward. Finally, the hoop is set afire and the tiger must jump through it to get the reward. This is an example of __________ . a. modeling b. shaping c. negative reinforcement d. secondary learning
The phenomenon in which a prediction prompts people to act in ways that make the prediction come true is known as the
a. pseudomemory prophecy. b. prediction effect. c. self-fulfilling prophecy. d. placebo effect.