The gender gap in emotional sensitivity seems to come primarily from
A) exposure to androgens prenatally.
B) parenting styles that downplay gender stereotypes.
C) cultural expectations that girls be warm and expressive and boys be distant and self-controlled.
D) reinforcement from teachers for quiet and self-controlled behavior.
C
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Using classical conditioning to pair a loud boat horn with presenting a blue slide, researchers found that with:
a. Hippocampus damage, conditioning occurred even though the subjects could not describe what was learned b. Amygdala damage, conditioning occurred even though the subjects could not describe what was learned c. Hippocampus damage, no conditioning occurred but subjects could describe the procedure d. None of the above
The oldest of all psychotherapies used to treat unipolar depression is:
A)psychodynamic therapy. B)behavioral therapy. C)cognitive therapy. D)sociocultural therapy.
In __________, an unpleasant stimulus is paired with a particular behavior in order to make that behavior less likely to occur.
A. aversion therapy B. token economies C. reward training D. biofeedback
Which of the following behaviors is typical of a person fixated at the oral stage of psychosexual development and uses the defense mechanism of reaction formation?
A. puritanical attitude toward sex B. excessive modesty C. dislike of milk D. fear of dirt