A grade-schooler says, "Whenever you're bad, you must get spanked 10 times.". This fixed notion of punishment for its own sake is called
a. expiatory punishment.
b. the doctrine of specificity.
c. proactive aggression.
d. self-oriented distress.
A
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In psychological research, investigators sample individuals' behavior at different times or in different situations. The goal of sampling behavior is to
A. obtain as many observations as possible. B. infer causes of people's behavior. C. insure the highest possible interobserver reliability. D. obtain a representative sample of behavior.
Who has the lowest risk of dying from a chronic disease?
a. Gomez, who is a high school drop-out b. Mortica, who is a high school graduate c. Wednesday, who is college drop-out d. Fester, who is a college graduate
Identify the accurate statement about adolescent suicide
The adolescent suicide rate is about twice that of adults. The adolescent rate in 2006 was double what it was in 1962. Almost all teens who seriously consider suicide attempt suicide. The present adolescent suicide rate is about 1 in 500 each year.
The Müller-Lyer illusion exists in cultures in which there are __________
a) more men than women. b) more women than men. c) lots of telephone poles. d) buildings with lots of corners.