Social scientists have found that computer simulations of human social behavior
A) tend not to be very useful.
B) are useful in the laboratory but rarely generalize to the external world.
C) tend to have too many confounds to be useful at this point in time.
D) are useful for explaining current data and generating novel predictions.
Answer: D
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Self-awareness
a. does not reliably occur until about 24 months of age. b. is not necessary for sharing and cooperation. c. makes possible the development of self-conscious emotions such as embarrassment and envy. d. is not possible for children with autism spectrum disorder.
Chomsky asserts that humans have an inborn mechanism for mastering language. He calls this the
a. executive grammar governor. b. inborn language processor. c. language acquisition device. d. programmed language center.
The drawbacks of using punishment become more of a problem as the punishment
a. is varied in the types used. b. increases in severity. c. is used intermittently. d. becomes contingent on the target response.
According to South, some of the ethical problems with informants include all of the following except:
A. officers becoming personally involved with informants. B. overestimating the veracity of the informant's information. C. using coercion and intimidation to force the informant to cooperate. D. falsely complimenting the informant to make him feel essential to the operation.