Watch the video "Early Gender Typing" and choose one side to support. Write a short essay with at least three points to support your position
What will be an ideal response?
Personal opinion, but there is research to support both positions.
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A study by Kendler and his colleagues involving twins was designed to investigate the etiology of depression. What was one of the major conclusions?
a. Genetics plays a small role in depression. b. The environment plays a major role in depression. c. Genetic factors seem to influence the effect the environment may have on depression. d. Twins are relatively immune from depression as a result of the close bond that they form with each other.
Rick is very involved in his community and has a strong attitude concerning the mayor of his city. Which of the following statements illustrates the affective component of Rick's attitude concerning the mayor?
a. He believes the mayor has initiated some excellent programs. b. He volunteers to make phone calls on election day for the mayor's campaign. c. He feels proud when the mayor represents his city at the state capital. d. He believes the mayor has many important issues to deal with in the upcoming year.
John's heart has been conditioned to beat rapidly whenever he smells Windsong perfume on a woman. However, John's heart also races when he smells Chanel 5 and other perfumes. This illustrates:
a. stimulus generalization. b. discrimination. c. extinction. d. spontaneous recovery.
Polina participated in a short-term memory experiment. The experimenter read aloud a list of twenty objects, and Polina had to mentally rate how effective each object would be if she was stranded on a deserted island. The experimenter then asked her to count backward by threes from one hundred. This task, known as __________, ensures Polina does not rehearse the information to keep it in her short-term memory.
A. motivated forgetting B. chunking C. the Brown-Peterson distractor technique D. the relearning method