Extreme theoretical positions on the heredity vs. environment (nature/nurture) controversy
a. were more popular in the past than today.
b. are more popular today than in the past.
c. today are considered to have been unnecessarily complex.
d. overemphasized the interaction of factors.
A
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Stephon knows someone whose brother received a very lucrative contract to play professional basketball for the National Basketball Association (NBA). With this success story in mind, he ignores the statistics that indicate a very low probability that anyone will make it to the NBA and overestimates his own chances of making it. This scenario best illustrates
a. the covariation principle. b. the base-rate fallacy. c. non-correspondent inferences. d. the actor-observer effect.
Compared to untreated infants with sleep problems, infants treated with extinction
a. develop less secure relationships. b. are less trusting of their caregivers. c. display fewer negative emotions. d. perform less anti-social b ehavior.
Define the term "emotion," and give an example of what might be happening in your brain and body during a specific emotion such as anger.
What will be an ideal response?
The measure of the behavior of the subjects in a controlled experiment is called the
(a) dependent variable (b) control variable (c) random variable (d) independent variable