Because Joseph was perceived by other students as the class clown, he began disrupting class more and more to get laughs from his peers. The other students' expectations for his behavior created a(n):

a. self-fulfilling prophecy.
b. individualistic expectation.
c. power distance.
d. behavioristic expectation.


a

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a) only if we are in college. b) almost every day. c) infrequently. d) never or almost never.

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According to the text, information-processing psychology follows in the tradition of:?

a. ?empiricism b. ?rationalism c. ?romanticism d. ?associationism

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What is the correct term for a newborn baby?

a) fetus b) embryo c) neonate d) infant

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_________ is demonstrated by the fact that infants can hold up their heads before they gain control over their torsos, their arms, and, finally, their legs

A) Habituation B) Canalization C) Cephalocaudal development D) Proximodistal development

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