A ________ describes events that occur with great regularity
a. theory
b. law
c. construct
d. generalization
b
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Which of the following do mechanistic theories not include?
a. learning theories of development b. Bandura's social learning/social cognitive theory c. information-processing approaches to development d. Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
Brendan's mother accompanies him to the doctor. As they enter the exam room, she lays her purse down in a chair and then steps out to use the bathroom as the doctor comes in to examine Brendan. Once she leaves, the doctor moves the purse to the counter so that he can sit in the chair. If Brendan has not yet grasped theory of mind (TOM), where will he assume that his mother will look for her purse after returning?
A. In the chair B. On the counter C. In the bathroom D. On the floor
According to the sociocognitive explanation of dissociative identity disorder, therapists have:
a. focused too much attention on allowing personalities to reveal themselves and not enough on treatment. b. found that most of the patients have distorted perceptions and irrational behavior. c. let too many severe cases go unrecognized, undiagnosed, and untreated. d. rewarded patients with attention and praise for revealing more and more personalities.
The textbook suggests that in women, an orgasm silences brain areas involved in controlling thought and emotion. This suggestion is MOST consistent with the hypothesis that in women, orgasm suppresses activity in the brain’s ______ network.
a. central executive b. default c. dorsal attention d. salience