Five-year-old Ryan likes to spend as much time as he can with his dad and often tells people that "his dad is the smartest, strongest, and best dad in the whole world.". According to social learning theorists, Ryan is

a. exhibiting a fixation on his dad.
b. showing congruence with his dad.
c. imitating his dad.
d. identifying with his dad.


D

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DeCasper and colleagues (1984, 1986, 1991) found that newborns preferred the voices of their own mothers to that of their fathers or unfamiliar women. Their explanation was that

a. newborns simply had less exposure to the voices of their fathers and unfamiliar women. b. this might be a basis for attachment to the mother. c. while female infants preferred their mother's voices, male infants preferred their father's voices. d. this preference disappeared by the time the infants were two months old.

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Which of the following is true of GHB?

a. at one time, it was legally available b. it was first used as an anesthetic c. it is linked with numerous overdose deaths d. all of these e. none of these

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The main advantage of telephone survey administration is

a. Low cost b. No social desirability tendency c. Quick administration d. Easy access to participants

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______________ is an attempt by the ego to keep undesirable id impulses from reaching consciousness

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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