Right before a game, a baseball player goes through a series of ritualistic behaviors that he says give him good luck, but are, in fact, not associated with how he plays or whether his team will win. This illustrates:

a. discrimination c. observational learning
b. generalization d. superstitious behaviors


D

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In one study (Twenge, Baumeister, Tice, & Stucke, 2001), students who were told that a personality test revealed that they were “the type likely to end up alone later in life” were more likely to ____.?

a. ?show signs of depression and anxiety b. ?show less empathy and act aggressively c. ?report low self-esteem and low self-efficacy d. ?demonstrate introversion and neuroticism

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Temporal summation is to ____ as spatial summation is to ____

a. time; location b. EPSP; IPSP c. location; time d. depolarization; hyperpolarization

Psychology

Our hunger levels are affected by

a. internal bodily factors. b. external environmental factors. c. social factors. d. all of these.

Psychology

Gloria is 10 years old and loves playing soccer and basketball with both boys and girls her age. According to Freudian psychology, in which stage of psychosexual development is Gloria?

A) anal B) phallic C) genital D) latency

Psychology