Which of the following best explains what shapes girls' desire to take advanced math and science classes?
A) Their own abilities and belief in the acceptability of these subjects for girls
B) The encouragement they receive from their parents to pursue these fields
C) The encouragement they receive from their teachers to take these courses
D) The acceptance they receive from their peers if they choose these types of courses
B
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Angell proposed that the term consciousness had about the same life expectancy in psychology as the term ____.?
a. ?mind b. ?psychic c. ?soul d. ?respondent e. ?mental element
After Brainiac brings home a report card with all As, his parents (who want to make sure this behavior continues in the future) give him a new car (something that he really wanted). It appears that Brainiac's parents are attempting to use _____ to keep Brainiac's grades up
a. positive reinforcement b. negative reinforcement c. positive punishment d. negative punishment
Amphetamine and cocaine
A. activate dopamine receptors. B. inhibit dopamine reuptake. C. activate serotonin receptors. D. inhibit serotonin reuptake.
Researchers asked some participants to think of six times they had behaved assertively and asked other participants to think of twelve times they had behaved assertively, and then asked all participants to rate how assertive they thought they really were
Participants who tried to generate six examples of assertive behaviors rated themselves as more assertive than did participants who tried to generate twelve examples. Why? Schwarz suggests that participants a. who could generate twelve examples were really more assertive, or else they couldn't come up with the examples. b. asked to think of twelve examples didn't have time to complete the experimental task. c. asked to generate six examples could do so more easily than participants who were asked to generate twelve. d. who were asked to generate six examples were more likely to use the representativeness heuristic.