One emphasis in evolutionary psychology is ________, which stresses the function of a behavior or trait
a. the social environment c. adaptionist thinking
b. tools of intellectual adaption d. natural selection
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Which of the following is a drawback of longitudinal studies?
a. They are subject to cohort effects. b. They cannot be used to discuss causality. c. Participants may drop out of the study over time. d. They have limited generalizability.
Biological maturation underlies language development in much the same way that it underlies physical and motor development. This phrase underscores __________
a) the interactionist position of language development. b) the cognitive perspective on language development. c) the learning perspective on language development. d) the nativist position on language development.
Suppose you are in an Intro Psych class, and a friend tells you that she has magic
powers. She goes on to say that she has found out the names of the students who got the top five scores on the last exam, and that she has hexed them so that they will not do as well on the second exam. You find out that they did not do as well on the second exam! Should you be surprised? (a) yes, because human behavior is not predictable at all (b) yes, because you don't believe in hexes (c) no, because you expect such a result due to regression to the mean (d) no, because she may have influenced them via ESP
Mitch cleans his room. His mom gives him a dollar so that he can buy a treat from the corner store. This is an example of __________.
A. positive reinforcement B. negative reinforcement C. positive punishment D. negative punishment