Which of the following would NOT be considered a social influence on a girl’s obsession with her weight?
a) Comments on her appearance from peers
b) Her mother’s obsession with her own weight
c) Media imagery of a thin feminine “ideal”
d) The increase in available processed foods
Answer: d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Evidence for an innate tendency to acquire language is found in the
a. regularity of early production of sounds, even among deaf children. b. many variations in the sequence of language development. c. inability of children to understand grammar. d. ways language is handed down through generations.
As per the Alameda County study (Berkman and Syme, 1979), individuals with the fewest social ties:
a) suffered the highest mortality rate. b) aged slower than others. c) reported better health. d) maintained an active lifestyle.
In behavior modification, an event that alters the value of a stimulus as a reinforcer is referred to as a (an):
a. extinction burst b. three-term contingency c. discriminative stimulus d. motivating operation