Keisha visited an Asian nation, and, while in an orphanage, affectionately patted the small children on the head. She felt horrible when she was told that head patting was considered to be offensive. What concept does this best illustrate?
a. relativism
c. materialism
b. imperialism
d. asceticism
A
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Anaya is a teenager who has just started wearing braces. She hates going to school now because she thinks that everyone is looking at her and laughing. She believes that she must look her best at all times. Which of the following concepts of Piaget's adolescent egocentrism is depicted in this scenario?
A) The concept of cognitive scaffolding B) The concept of objective responsibility C) The concept of the personal fable D) The concept of the imaginary audience
Research conducted with pregnant rhesus monkeys suggests that . . .
a. Stressful experiences of the mother late in pregnancy have adverse effects on her offspring b. Pregnant female rhesus monkeys are immune to stress c. The offspring of stressed pregnant rhesus mothers were more hardy than controls d. None of the above
After the first few lectures, Karen thought that her psychology teacher was the best teacher she had ever had and cared about whether Karen succeeded in her class. However, when Karen received a low grade on her first test, she decided that this teacher was a terrible, uncaring teacher, who wanted her to fail. Karen is exhibiting
a. all-or-nothing thinking. b. selective perception. c. overgeneralization. d. incomplete rationalization.
Edward Lee Thorndike’s law of effect provides the theoretical basis for _____.
A. operant conditioning B. classical conditioning C. graduated exposure D. successive approximations