Which of the following, if any, are consistent with behaviorist theories of the development of sexual orientation?
a. We learn our orientation over time due to reinforcements and punishments of certain behaviors.
b. We are born with our sexual orientations and they emerge over time.
c. There is a critical period in early childhood during which sexual orientation is learned.
d. None of the above.
A
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a. Identifying the school subject in which you made the best grades. b. Evaluating your interests. c. Choosing a college major. d. Talking to individuals about their professions.
A sales representative from an investment company is trying to convince a young couple to invest in a mutual fund. He will probably be most successful if he:
a. stresses that the fund has only lost money in 1 of the past 10 years b. mentions the names of other people in the neighborhood who have invested c. stresses that the fund has had solid returns in 9 of the past 10 years d. leaves a detailed prospectus and asks the couple to call him when they have decided
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a. nature versus nurture b. cognition versus emotion c. classical versus operant conditioning d. cross-sectional studies versus longitudinal studies e. continuity vs. discontinuity
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A. bounded rationality B. loss aversion C. supply side economics D. internal values