Which of the following research topics would a developmental psychologist most likely be interested in?
A. How people respond to a memory task when in a group versus as an individual
B. How infants and young adults perform on a memory task
C. How personality differences influence puzzle solving ability
D. How animals can learn to solve mazes
Answer: B
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a. distraction. b. counterirritation. c. being fully informed. d. the use of the paradoxical intention.
People often forecast that they will feel ________ when reading about a large-scale tragedy compared to a smaller tragedy. However, findings indicate that people who actually read about such tragedies ________
a) worse; feel the same regardless of the size of the tragedy b) more overwhelmed; felt worse about the smaller tragedy c) less concerned; feel the same regardless of the size of the tragedy d) helpless; felt more empathy for the smaller tragedy's victims
Which of the following Big Five traits has the strongest correlation to attaining a high salary?
a. low agreeableness b. high agreeableness c. high neuroticism d. low extraversion
Which of the following statements best describes the concept of operant conditioning?
Organisms learn from the relations between stimuli. Organisms learn from the consequences of their behavior. Organisms learn by observing the behavior of others. Organisms learn from their involuntary responses which develop over time.