Marian watches Jan's two kids one afternoon while Jan gets a haircut. The next weekend, Marian asks Jan if she will keep her three kids the whole weekend while she and her husband go to her class reunion. According to research on compliance, which statement is most accurate?
a. Jan will most likely refuse Marian's request.
b. Jan will most likely agree to Marian's request.
c. Whether Jan agrees or refuses will depend mainly on the age and temperament of Marian's children.
d. There is no way to predict Jan's decision from the information presented.
B
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response summation refers to
a. the combination (summation) of the response strengths of an explicitly excitatory stimulus (the bell) and an explicitly inhibitory stimulus (the tone) in a single trial (Stage 2). b. the growing value of the movement ratio on both Type A and Type C trials in Stage 1. c. the growing value of CS response strength on Type A and Type C trials in Stage 1. d. the fact that the sum of the movement ratios on the two trials in Stage 2 was about equal to the movement ratios on both Type A and Type C trials in Stage 1.
Holly was in her mother-in-law's kitchen preparing lunch for the family. When she was ready to dish up the soup, she searched all the cupboards and drawers for a ladle but couldn't find one. She decided to wait until her mother-in- law returned to ask her where the ladle was, leaving the soup in the stove pot. Her mother-in-law later explained that the ladle had been broken, so she told Holly to
use a coffee mug to "spoon" the soup into bowls. Holly's ability to solve the "dish up the soup" problem was hindered by which of the following obstacles? a. Discriminability b. Perseveration c. Divergent thinking d. Functional fixedness
Generally, people make better decisions in groups than decisions by themselves
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Behaviorist theories argue that
a. there is no such thing as attachment. b. attachment is based on the association of basic need gratification with feelings of security. c. attachment results from survival instincts. d. attachment demonstrates insecurity.