While walking through Central Park, Mark sees a man being attacked and mugged. There are many people around the scene, and many of these people are holding phones. Mark is concerned for the man but ultimately does nothing
Mark's actions can be explained by the concept of ________. a) empathic concern
b) the diffusion of responsibility
c) kin selection theory
d) negative-state relief model
b
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Taking an overview of the theories of intelligence, all but which of the following are fair conclusions?
a. We should broaden our thoughts about what intelligence is and how it should be measured. b. Human intelligence consists of multiple aspects. c. It is important to take cultural context into consideration when assessing human intelligence. d. Gardner and Sternberg's theories can be characterized as "theory rich, but data poor.". e. Since there is strong evidence for the existence of separate types of intelligence, we should replace existing intelligence tests with tests that measure these types of intelligence.
When John was growing up, he saw his older brother severely beaten by their father after the brother was caught drinking a beer. Since then, John has never had a beer in his life. What form of learning does this best illustrate?
a. classical conditioning b. instrumental learning c. observational learning d. operant conditioning
In the introduction to Chapter 6 in your textbook, Larry's story about how he developed a fear of rats was told. It seems that Larry learned to fear rats when he was a child as he observed his mother's extreme, irrational fear response upon seeing a rat. Larry developed his fear of rats through
a. classical conditioning. b. vicarious classical conditioning. c. operant conditioning. d. insight learning.
Nancy tends to be a perfectionist, is excessively concerned with errors, and perceives criticism where none exists. Even when she is successful, her distorted thinking leads her to think she has failed. Nancy will most likely develop
a. a somatoform disorder, according to the psychodynamic view. b. acute stress disorder, according to the behavioral view. c. a social phobia, according to the cognitive view. d. a depressive neurosis, according to the humanistic-existential view.