Cognitive and social-learning theories of personality have been criticized because they

a. overlook the importance of rationality.
b. overlook the importance of emotion.
c. place too much emphasis on the developmental origins of personality.
d. place too much emphasis on the impact of unconscious motivation.


Answer: b. overlook the importance of emotion.

Psychology

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a. family environment was the best predictor of later behavior. b. self-insight was the best predictor of later behavior. c. genetic factors were more influential than environmental factors. d. it is impossible to predict later behavior.

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Which of the following is a reason to use a design with more than two levels of an independent variable?

a. It allows us to manipulate more than one dependent variable. b. It allows us to measure more than one dependent variable. c. It allows us to compare two or more kinds of treatment with the control group. d. It allows us to use a factorial design.

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Taxonomic constraint refers to children's tendency to assume that a new word labels an entire object, specifically its form

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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At which level of Kohlberg's moral reasoning is reasoning governed by personal, moral principles?

a. preconventional level c. postconventional level b. conventional level d. empathic level

Psychology