Bev was quite successful with her diet, while Wilf was terribly unsuccessful. One explanation for this difference is that Wilf has a(n) _____ delay function for the positive effects of dieting as compared to Bev
A) ?more linear
B) ?less deeply scalloped
C) ?S-shaped
D) ?more deeply scalloped
D
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In the past few decades, what type of childbirth attendant have more mothers in the U.S. chosen to stay with them throughout their labor and delivery?
A. gynecologist B. midwife C. obstetrician D. ophthalmologist
Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic elements involved in persuasion?
a. message b. attribution c. source d. channel
Hal is strongly attracted to one of the women that he works with. However, his coworker is married. To deal with the anxiety that his feelings have generated, he has unconsciously convinced himself that his coworker is attracted to him. According to Freud, Hal may be unconsciously dealing with the anxiety caused by his feelings toward his coworker by using the ego-defense mechanism of:
a. repression b. projection c. reaction formation d. sublimation
Many cognitive psychologists spend the majority of their
careers studying the intricacies of human thought, asking and attempting to answer questions about the various processes we use to acquire knowledge and information from the world around us. B. F. Skinner, on the other hand, felt that thinking was merely another learned behavior, and that it was relatively useless to explore it as a process of any true depth. Skinner's simplification of the process of thinking demonstrates which of the six principles of scientific thinking? A) Occam's Razor B) Correlation vs. causation C) Replicability D) Extraordinary claims