The law of effect states that rewarded behavior is likely to recur; it is this psychologist's principle.

What will be an ideal response?


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Psychology

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Mothers who are impatient with their infants and who prefer other activities to

interacting with their infants are likely to foster __________ attachment. a. secure b. resistant c. avoidant d. ambivalent e. unsuccessful

Psychology

Research using the Experience Sampling Method has found that more than half of adolescents

A) spend time on only one or just a few activities, such as primarily engaging in paid employment, with little or no engagement in extracurricular activities. B) spend most of their time hanging out with friends, and neither work nor participate in extracurricular activities. C) spend most of their time engaged in maintenance activities, such as eating, transportation, chores, or personal hygiene. D) are quite busy, spending significant amounts of time on homework, extracurricular activities, time with friends after school and on weekends, chores, and sometimes paid work.

Psychology

In 1981, approximately ___________ of a child's day was free time; by the late 1990s, only ___________ of a child's day was unscheduled

a. 40%; 25% c. 75%; 40% b. 80%; 50% d. 50%; 50%

Psychology

Anne drank heavily during her pregnancy. She has an increased risk of having a child

a. who has a developmental disability. c. with deformed limbs. b. with Down syndrome. d. who is blind.

Psychology