Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is ________
a. relatively stable through the first 3 to 4 years of life but begins to vary dramatically once a child reaches school age
b. unstable during childhood but stabilizes during adolescence and remains stable throughout a person's adult life
c. unstable subject to wide variations over the course of a lifetime
d. relatively stable throughout childhood and into adulthood
Answer: d
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a. only women with normal eating habits b. only women with abnormal eating habits c. both women with normal and abnormal eating habits d. none of the women
The character type described as reacting to castration anxiety by behaving recklessly, resolutely, and in a self-assured manner is the:
a. oral character b. phallic character c. anal character d. genital character
An illustration of counterconditioning is
a. extinction. b. verbal conditioning. c. systematic desensitization. d. chaining.
Why is selective attention an important ability in perception?
A. Because we cannot always process all incoming sensory information B. Because sensory adaptation causes attentional shifts C. Because selective attention increases sensory adaptation D. Because selective attention reduces biases in bottom-up processing