The supposed intelligent behavior of a nonhuman animal has often been found to be nothing more than the animal’s responses to subtle cues (consciously or unconsciously) provided by its trainer. This observation is called the:
a. self-fulfilling prophecy.
b. Clever Hans phenomenon.
c. Stumpf phenomenon.
d. Würzburg phenomenon.
b. Clever Hans phenomenon.
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Longitudinal research with antisocial personality disorder shows that ____
a. there is very little change in symptoms over time b. symptoms gets progressively worse over time c. the prevalence of symptoms diminishes over time d. most individuals die prematurely because of risk-taking behaviors
Raymond wants to learn the most effective techniques to make a favorable first impression. Raymond might want to take a course in _____ psychology.
A) cognitive B) cultural C) clinical D) social
Which factual statement is LEAST relevant to Lenneberg's sensitive-period hypothesis?
a. Severely neglected children have language problems. b. Learning a new language is hard for adults. c. Immigrants' young children learn the host country's language very fluently. d. Pragmatics are social conversational customs.
Psychologist Carl Jung believed that we do not establish a sense of self until we reach __________
a. puberty b. parenthood c. adulthood d. adolescence