If an infant sticks out his tongue in response to a parent doing the same action, what has occurred?
a. Memory
b. Imitation
c. A random act
d. Accommodation
b
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At a retreat for therapists, the group leader decides to use a few warm-up exercises to help everyone get to know each other. She says, "I want all of the therapists who view their roles as active and directive in the back of the room." When she looks at the back of the room she finds that most of the people back there follow which treatment approaches?
a. cognitive-behavioral and humanistic b. cognitive-behavioral and biological c. psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral d. psychodynamic and biological
In guided participation, a snake phobia can be eliminated by:
a. positively reinforcing subjects for touching snakes. b. encouraging subjects to handle the snake in the absence of an observable model. c. having subjects observe a live model, then actually handle the snake. d. instructing subjects to imagine a model coping with a feared or threatening situation.
"Moms prefer Brand X of peanut butter," a commercial claim. Sarah wonders what other brands were used as the comparison group. Which benefit of learning about research methods is Sarah displaying?
a. better understanding of studies b. better memory for the results of studies c. critical evaluation of information d. enhanced self-esteem
Which linguistic concept is best defined as an understanding of the rules concerning the appropriate use of language in different social context?
a. Prosody b. Pragmatics c. Holophrasing d. Syntax