Keesha has two children. She spends many hours engaged with them and their activities. She has
strict rules including bedtimes and TV restrictions. With which philosophical tradition does
Keesha's parenting style agree?
a. Innate goodness
b. Original sin
c. Blank slate
d. Biological determinism
c. Blank slate
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Jack desperately wants to have a son. He and his wife already have three children, all girls. Jack divorces his wife and remarries. He expects that his new wife will be more successful in providing him with a son. Which of the following is true?
a. Jack's chances of having a son are better with his new wife. b. Jack's chances of having a son are worse with his new wife. c. Jack's chances of having a son are not changed by a change in wife. d. Jack will be unable to have a son no matter how many children he fathers.
To use ___________, you would add an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior.
a. law of effect b. negative reinforcement c. positive punishment d. negative punishment
Frequent exposure to sexual content on television results in
a. overestimation of the prevalence of sexual intercourse at an earlier age b. a more liberal attitude about sex c. learning about sexual topics d. all of the above
Which pairing of receptor type and action is correct?
A. ionotropic; direct opening of an ion channel B. ionotropic; more time required to open an ion channel C. ionotropic; G-protein activation leads to activation of a second messenger D. metabotropic; second messenger effects that are specific to neuronal communication