The Minnesota Twin Studies have determined, as a result of years of research, that personality is entirely genetic and is not influenced by our surroundings or environment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F
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You are on a game show that awards one million dollars to successful contestants. One of the questions asks you for the term given to an autistic individual who possesses a special memory or artistic skill. If you want to win the money, you should say:
A. a savant B. a person with Type II schizophrenia C. a humanist D. an individual with fragile X syndrome
Juan likes to play video games, but he also needs to increase his exercise time. So, he decides to only play a video game after he has exercised for 30 minutes. Using video game playing as a reward for exercising illustrates the use of
a. the Premack principle. b. latent learning. c. higher order conditioning. d. the law of association.
All you know about a girl is that she is 14 years old. According to Erikson's theory of life span development, she is probably facing the crisis of
a. competence vs. inferiority. b. intimacy vs. isolation. c. identity vs. role confusion. d. autonomy vs. self-doubt.
After a long and trying day filled with tantrums and arguments from his toddler, a young father threw up his hands in despair and said, "Now I know what they mean by the terrible twos!" The most probable reason for this phenomenon is that ______
a. parents get worn out by the time they have spent two years with their children b. the child is insecure c. the child is making the transition from the preoperational to the concrete operational stage d. it is often difficult for children of this age to find a balance between dependence and autonomy