Jonah is in his psychology class and has just gotten his third exam score back. It's an "F" again! He hasn't passed one single exam this semester. He decides to quit studying for that class at all since it hasn't seemed to help much. Jonah is exhibiting ____
a. risk aversion
b. temporal discounting
c. the certainty effect
d. learned helplessness
D
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a. shaping. b. modifying setting events. c. the use of the Premack principle. d. contingency contracts.
The salt form of cocaine is preferred for those wish to:
a. snort cocaine. b. smoker cocaine. c. use crack cocaine. d. use coca paste
Scaffolding occurs when parents ____
a. ?let children solve tasks completely on their own b. ?intervene in children’s tasks by completing the tasks for them c. ?provide initial guidance and then withdraw as children are able to complete the task on their own d. ?expect their children to perform even new and challenging tasks without any assistance from others
A confidential nationwide survey of young adults in the U.S. found that, as a child, ______ had been slapped, hit, or kicked by a parent or other adult caregiver
5 percent 10 percent 25 percent 50 percent