While watching the evening news you see a story about domestic abuse and wonder "Why would anyone stay in a relationship where they are being abused?"

According to Seligman, one factor that may contribute to victim's staying in abusive relationships is __________
a) observational learning.
b) learned helplessness.
c) conditioned emotional response.
d) instinctive drift.


b

Psychology

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Which statement does not support the repair theory's attempt to explain why we sleep?

A. during sleep the secretion of growth hormone increases B. during sleep there is an increase in the body's release of immune cells C. during wakefulness there is a decline in the brain's energy stores D. sleep protects us from dangers that we cannot see at night

Psychology

The _____ area in the brain acts as a final "switching station" for most incoming sensory information

a. superior colliculus b. reticular formation c. autonomic nervous system d. thalamus e. medulla

Psychology

Jansen is an artist who dresses in an offbeat manner, drives a multi-colored VW van, and generally is known as a charming eccentric. Jansen is happy, creative, and generally well adjusted. It is critical to distinguish this type of non-traditional person from others who have not adopted the usual minimum rules for behavior, which is destructive. This example illustrates one of the problems with what definition of abnormality?

a. social nonconformity   

b. statistical   

c. cultural   

d. subjective discomfort

Psychology

true or false: Two girls who are both in the the eighth grade and have been friends for a long time could be described as being in the same peer group.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology