In 1989, Abramson and his colleagues revised Seligman's theory of learned helplessness, changing the focus from specific attributions to ________ as the crucial factor in depression
a. lack of control
b. a sense of hopelessness
c. repressed anger
d. a feeling of failure
b
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Annah argues that people are primarily "right-brained" or "left-brained.". Ramona argues that whether you are rightor left-brained is primarily inherited. Kristin argues that there is some specialization in the right and left hemispheres, but not to the extent that has been popularly believed. Who is right?
a. Annah b. Ramona c. Kristin d. None of the above? boys tend to be left-brained and girls tend to be right-brained
People's feelings tend to be hurt the most when they receive a clear sign from another person that the person ____
a. does not care as much as they do about the relationship b. is not investing as much as they are in the relationship c. is disappointed in them d. is angry with them
In one replication of Milgram's (1974) study, three participants shocked the "learner" rather than one. Two of those "participants" were actually confederates, and at one point in the study, they refused to shock the learner
When the two other teachers defied the experimenter, the conformity level of the actual participant __________. a. increased b. decreased c. stayed the same d. changed over time
Which of the following is an example of applied behavior analysis?
A) letting children with burn injuries play a virtual reality game while nurses change their bandages B) modeling quiet reading for children to teach them to sit quietly while they read C) talking with children about fears in an attempt to uncover the underlying cause of thumb sucking D) punishing a child by hitting him and then noticing that the child angrily hits a playmate in the same way