Professor Windham asks her general psychology students to give an example of an overt behavior. Which of the following would be an example of an overt behavior?
a. feeling happy that class is almost over
b. daydreaming about the coming weekend
c. gesturing to someone to come over to the group
d. remembering the definition of overt behavior
c
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Marcella has been experiencing frequent headaches and irritability; therefore, she is attempting to improve her manner of coping with stress. According to the textbook, what should she do first?
a. ?Identify stressors. b. ?Implement a stress-coping plan. c. ?List changeable stressors. d. ?Eliminate stressors.
Which of these statements best describes aversive and appetitive processes?
A. An aversive process involves avoiding stressors in the relationship; an appetitive process involves taking on stressors despite consequences. B. An aversive process consists of unexplained emotional distance; an appetitive process consists of overexplaining emotions. C. An aversive process involves eliminating negative relationship behaviors; an appetitive process involves promoting positive relationship behaviors. D. An aversive process consists of shunning those outside of the relationship; an appetitive process consists of allowing too much feedback from those outside of the relationship.
Patrick and Christian were playing on the swing. It was Christian's turn to sit on the swing, and Patrick's turn to push. Christian notices a spider on his sleeve, while Patrick was pushing him on the swing, and jumps off it. The swing come back a little faster and hits Patrick in the head. Patrick does not get angry at Christian as he knew that the other boy would not intentionally hurt him. According to Piaget's theory of moral development, Patrick shows _____.
A. autonomous morality B. seriation C. objective morality D. transitivity
Based on statistics, which United States resident would you expect to have the longest lifespan?
A. Lenny, an African-American male B. Rochelle, an African-American female C. Gerard, a European-American male D. Kathy, a European-American female