Which of the following factors is most likely to have an effect on predictions made by the Yerkes-Dodson Law?

a) gender of person doing the task
b) age of person doing the task
c) task instructions
d) difficulty of task


Answer: d) difficulty of task

Psychology

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Three-year-old Jenny knows she's a girl. Jenny's subjective feeling and labeling herself as a female exemplifies:

A. gender roles B. sex typing C. gender identity D. gender orientation

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Under which condition would Watson's experiments on classical conditioning be replicated today?

a. If the researchers obtained parental permission to expose the child to intense fear b. If the researchers used methods to extinguish the fears after completing their experiments c. If the researchers followed the children for several years to make sure they were not "damaged" from theirparticipation in the experiment d. If the researchers taught parents how to extinguish their children's fears e. The experiments would not be replicated even with the parents' permission

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The cost of therapy

a. is always expensive, but worth it. b. varies depending on the setting and whether it is supported by tax dollars. c. is much higher than hiring a dentist or lawyer. d. will not be covered in part by health insurance plans.

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