Chloe saw that her friends didn't have training wheels on their bicycles and decided that she could ride better without them. Which two social-cognitive concepts are at work here?
A) Personal effectiveness and behavior
B) Social comparisons and self-efficacy
C) Social comparisons and self-esteem
D) Self-concept and behaviorism
B
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Consider the Implicit Association Test in which people are asked to categorize words as well as Caucasian/AfricanAmerican names. If you were to design a similar measure to assess implicit associations related to age, and more specifically, implicit negative beliefs about older people, which pattern of results might your IAT produce to indicate such ageism?
a. Participants report that they like younger-sounding names (e.g., Dylan, Carter) more than older-soundingnames (e.g., Gladys, Sydney). b. Participants take longer to pair positive words with older-sounding names and negative words with youngersounding names than vice versa. c. Participants primed with words related to old age (e.g., "Florida," "Bingo," "wheelchair") internalizestereotypes regarding the elderly and demonstrate slower reaction times to the categorization tasks. d. Participants are quicker to recognize and categorize photos of young faces than photos of older faces.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding newborns' sensory abilities at birth?
a. Newborns have some trouble listening for certain kinds of sounds b. Newborns have no sense of smell at birth c. Newborns can experience pain d. Newborns can distinguish taste sensations
Individuals with schizophrenia have abnormal levels of which of the following in their brains?
a. dopamine b. serotonin c. acetylcholine d. GABA
What is one of the most important factors related to positive or negative outcomes from teenage work experiences?
A) socioeconomic status B) number of hours working C) grade point average D) parental support