Research has shown children can identify good and bad categories, and especially the "bad", very early in life. This highlights which psychological principle?
a. Good and bad are innate categories.
b. Good and bad are arbitrary categories.
c. Bad is stronger than good.
d. Good is stronger than good.
C
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According to Seligman, if a person who is faced with considerable stress and difficulty in his or her life displays an optimistic, upbeat attitude, he or she is likely to function better psychologically and physically. He called this
A. learned optimism. B. learned helplessness. C. learned awareness. D. learned predictability.
Bruno’s professor requires a paper on an eminent psychologist. Which of the following best describes the characteristics Bruno should look for in deciding whether an individual is eminent?
a. The person’s skills, ability and status b. The amount of controversy the person creates c. Whether the general public views the person as trustworthy d. The person’s influence on popular culture
Which of the following is NOT a language universal?
a. Noun phrases b. Verb phrases c. Grammatical categories d. Phonological constants e. Syntactical rules
Eight-year-old Gordon is constantly throwing temper tantrums at home and seems just generally upset. He’s been this way as long as his parents can remember and when something sets him off, he terrorizes the house, pulling things off the wall and breaking whatever he can find. His family is on their third set of dishes this year. Which of the following would be necessary to know before diagnosing Gordon with DMDD?
a. Is Gordon living with his biological parents? b. Does Gordon exhibit these problems at school or with peers? c. Does Gordon have an ODD diagnosis? d. Did this pattern of behavior begin prior to the age of 4?