One reason why a child might turn out well-behaved despite growing up in difficult family circumstances involves what temperament theorists call
a. goodness of fit.
b. age-appropriate accommodation.
c. life-course persistence.
d. the internalization of an externalized disorder.
Answer: a.
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When the ventromedial nucleus of a rat's hypothalamus is surgically destroyed, the rat will
a. become aphagic. b. become hyperphagic. c. not experience any stomach contractions. d. stop eating.
One significant limitation of the cross-sectional design is called the "cohort effect." This relates to the fact that
A. experience is confounded with participation in the study. B. age and experience are confounded. C. genetics and experience are confounded. D. reliable statistics cannot be computed for cohort groups.
Freddie has just recently delighted his parents because he learned to call his father "daddy." However, it has now become an embarrassment to his mother when she takes Freddie out with her because he keeps calling other men "daddy." This is an example of __________.
A. associative linkage B. generalization C. higher-order conditioning D. spontaneous recovery
Tactics that Skinner used to facilitate his writing included:
A) ?stimulus control. B) ?carefully monitoring the amount of time that he worked each day. C) ?plenty of relaxation. D) ?All of these are correct.