An obsession is a repetitive ________ whereas a compulsion is a compulsive ________

a. thought; behavior
b. behavior; thought
c. stressor; action
d. action; stressor
e. situation; fear


a. thought; behavior

Psychology

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All interval schedules of reinforcement are

a. more resistant to stimulus generalization. b. related to the passage of time. c. less resistant to extinction than the continuous schedule. d. better for generating operant responses than ratio schedules.

Psychology

Dweck and Repucci had teachers give students unsolvable problems, and then problems that could be solved. The result was that the students __________

a. solved the second set of problems more easily than expected b. solved the second set of problems, but more slowly than expected c. failed to solve the problems in the second set d. decided to unionize

Psychology

You are about to give your first speech. You are nervous and hope you don't do something foolish in front of the whole class. The presence of the class is not likely to facilitate your performance due to

a. social pressure. c. deindividuation. b. evaluation apprehension. d. diffusion of responsibility.

Psychology

What was a main contribution of Hebrew thought to sexual attitudes in the Western world?

a. The emphasis on sexual relations with family members
b. The prevalence of homosexual relationships as part of human nature
c. The prevalence of sex manuals with explicit pictures and instructions
d. The emphasis on sexual relations and love within a marital union

Psychology