Sebastian's eyeball is shorter than normal. Light from nearby objects is focused behind his retina instead of on his retina. What condition does Sebastian have?
a. Nearsightedness
b. Blindness
c. Monochromatic color blindness
d. Red-green color blindness
e. Farsightedness
e
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Chris's mother offers to give him a cookie, but only if he doesn't throw a temper tantrum in the grocery store. What concept of operant conditioning is at work here?
a. Positive reinforcement b. Negative punishment c. Extinction d. Classical conditioning
Karen's first psychology exam score is –1 standard deviation from the mean in a normal distribution. The test has a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 5 . Karen's percentile rank would be approximately:
a. 16%. b. 54%. c. 70%. d. none of the above.
Cerebral lateralization refers to
a. the fact that the two halves of the brain control different functions. b. the encasement of neural connections in a waxy insulation. c. an impairment in the ability to read. d. the fibers that connect the two halves of the brain.
Carla works hard to get As on her report card because it is personally rewarding. Her behavior is being influenced by:
a. fixed action patterns c. extrinsic motivation b. intrinsic motivation d. drive-reduction theory