In the ideal situation, the behavioral observer will be
a. an untrained, objective individual unknown to the subject or the behavior modification process.
b. a parent or other person with intimate knowledge of the subject.
c. a practitioner or trained assistant.
d. a familiar individual that the subject is comfortable with but that can be more objective than a parent (e.g. a teacher)
c
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What is one general conclusion in your textbook, concerning psychological gender comparisons?
a. In general, gender differences are larger than most people suspect. b. If gender differences are found, they are very likely to appear in all situations. c. Gender similarities are generally more likely than gender differences. d. Gender differences appear to be larger in the studies conducted since 2000 than in the earlier studies.
Research by David Dunning suggests that one problem concerning self-assessment is that people tend to
a. pay too little attention to past successes in evaluating future prospects. b. overestimate their own skills, prospects for success, and opinion accuracy. c. underestimate their own skills, prospects for success, and opinion accuracy. d. dwell too much on past failures in assessing present competencies.
A major reason so many who start college drop out is that
A) their high school education left them unprepared for college level work. B) they realize they can use their talents to make a career without a college degree. C) they are upset to be away from their parents and home. D) their romantic partner urges them to leave college.
According to Baron-Cohen’s (e.g., Baron-Cohen, 2009) empathizing-systemizing theory, individuals with autism spectrum disorder are
a. advantaged in empathizing but impaired in systemizing b. advantaged in both empathizing and systemizing c. advantaged in systemizing but impaired in empathizing d. impaired in both empathizing and systemizing