Researchers project that, in the future, developed countries will have __________ in their populations.
A. fewer children than developing countries
B. more children than developing countries
C. fewer children or older adults
D. more children and fewer adults
Answer: A
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Applied behavior analysis (or behavior modification) teaches acceptable behaviors by reinforcing simple behaviors and then advancing to more complex behaviors. What does this idea apply?
a. Piaget's concept of conservation b. Erikson's stages of development c. Skinner's procedure of shaping d. Pavlov's procedure of classical conditioning
In memory processes, the primacy effect refers to
a. inferior memory for items at the beginning of a list. b. inferior memory for items at the end of a list. c. superior memory for items at the end of a list. d. superior memory for items at the beginning of a list. e. superior memory for items at both the beginning and end of the list.
Which of the following students provides the most accurate statement about the specific kind of discourse known as a narrative?
a. Tonya: "In a narrative, a speaker talks for a while without interruption, in order to describe a series of events." b. William: "A narrative is the listener's ongoing interpretation of the speaker's utterances." c. Skip: "A narrative is the verbal response that the listener is silently constructing; this narrative will be presented as soon as the speaker's turn has been completed." d. Guillermo: "A narrative is a series of sentences that the speaker develops in order to present a specific logical argument."
Self-verification theory assumes that . . .
a. Our need for self-verification is our most important need b. Our need for self-verification can sometimes be more important than our desire for positive feedback c. Our need for self-verification is primarily unconscious d. None of the above