Which of the following is most likely to be a discrete variable?
a. the temperature outside your window
b. the number of courses you will take in college
c. the length of time you can hold your breath
d. the speed with which you can perform a task
B
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Bed-wetting
a. occurs in American children only. b. is more common among boys than girls after age 5. c. disappears by approximately age 6. d. is linked to late attempts to toilet train the child.
In operant conditioning, stimuli that precede reinforced and nonreinforced responses are known as
a. facilitating stimuli. b. reinforcing stimuli. c. avoidance stimuli. d. discriminative stimuli.
In the study by Vuolo and associates (2014) of different pathways from school to work, the most powerful predictor of whether a student would flounder was
a. number of years of college attendance. b. intrinsic motivation. c. socioeconomic status. d. assistance by high-school counselors.
From today’s vantage point, which of the following statements best describes the field of psychology during Harvey Carr’s time?
a. Structuralism won the contest with Functionalism, but was soon overwhelmed by Behaviorism. b. Structuralism won the contest with Behaviorism, but was soon overwhelmed by Functionalism. c. Functionalism won the contest with Structuralism, but was soon overwhelmed by Behaviorism. d. Behaviorism won the contest with Structuralism, but was soon overwhelmed by Functionalism.