As Angel speeds down Elm Avenue, he suddenly slams on his brakes to avoid a collision with another car. Angel’s response is an example of a(n) ____
a. ?reflex
b. ?variable pattern response
c. ?learned behavior
d. ?instinct
ANSWER:
c
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a. biological stressors play a more important role in affecting the immune system than do psychological or social stressors b. biological stressors can cause physiological damage, but psychological and social stressors do not c. there is very little relationship between stress and health d. stress affects the immune system, heart function, hormone levels, and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal systems
Bandura was highly critical of the notion of reciprocal determinism
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
It is often said of substance abusers that the first step in recovery is admitting they have a problem. In Freudian terms, we might say they need to overcome
a. projection. b. denial. c. reaction formation. d. rationalization. e. displacement.
Asked to choose between two cookies of equal size, one whole, and one broken, Jenny takes the broken cookie, saying that three cookies are better than one. Piaget would say that Jenny lacks
a. centration. b. object permanence. c. seriation. d. conservation.