Which of the following theories of gender holds that gender development is governed by children's attraction to their opposite-sex parent?
A. social role theory
B. psychoanalytic theory
C. social cognitive theory
D. cognitive developmental theory
Answer: B
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The constructionist approach is relevant to gender comparisons in aggression because
a. people have acquired characteristics like aggression through social learning. b. it explains why some groups are naturally scapegoats for aggressive attacks from other groups. c. it explains that we have traditionally interpreted aggression as a male characteristic. d. it explains why people are innately aggressive.
Watson adopted the conditioned reflex method of research established by ____.?
a. ?James and Peirce b. ?Pavlov and Bekhterev c. ?Angell and Carr d. ?Woodworth and Cattell e. ?Wundt and Titchener
Research on early temperament and later development suggests that
A. temperament and personality are developmentally unrelated concepts. B. there is a meaningful relationship between early childhood temperament and later adult personality. C. behavioral inhibitions in early life are related to extraversion in later life. D. "easy" children may turn out to be maladjusted adults, but "difficult" children are certain to do so.
Eighty percent of people who live in your community are republicans. At a town event you are introduced to Jim who tells you he is pro choice on the issue of abortion. Based on this information, you incorrectly conclude that Jim is a democrat
Your failure to take into account the number of people who are republicans when making your judgment about Jim illustrates an example of: a. the framing heuristic b. anchoring an adjustment c. the base rate fallacy d. the negativity bias