____ psychologists are concerned with changes in behavior throughout the lifespan
a. Developmental
b. Personality
c. Social
d. Cognitive
A
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A. Taking away snack time for any student who misbehaves B. Sending a misbehaving child home early C. Awarding a gold star when a student does a good job D. Ignoring some undesirable behavior and commenting on others
In social situations, Sean expects to be rejected during social encounters, blames himself for social failures, and never takes credit for his social successes. Which of the following would NOT describe Sean?
a. Sean is high in private self-consciousness. b. Sean has low self-esteem. c. Sean is shy and sees shyness as a lasting personality trait. d. Sean has social anxiety, intense evaluation fears, and self-defeating beliefs.
Miller and Weiss's cross-sectional experiment with children of ages seven, 10, and 13 assessed selective attention. When the oldest children recalled fewer irrelevant details from the scenes, this result showed that
a. less effort was expended by the oldest group. b. the younger children were more intelligent. c. gender mattered, with older girls delaying performance. d. older children were better able to ignore irrelevant details.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.