According to the theory of Mary Rothbart, a child's temperament includes three different contributing dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
a. surgency/extroversion
b. positive affect
c. negative affect
d. effortful control
b
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Individuals interested in biological, emotional, cognitive, personal, and social factors across the life span are called:
A. humanistic psychologists B. behavioral psychologists C. developmental psychologists D. psychoanalytic psychologists
Two-year-old Hannah says the word hell in the middle of dinner, and her parents immediately stop talking to each other and scold her. They spent the rest of the meal paying close attention to what Hannah said. Later, Hannah says hell repeatedly, and each time, her parents spend time talking to her and paying attention to her. In this situation, the parents' attention is a ____ and Hannah's
inappropriate language is a(n) ____.? a. ?positive reinforcer; conditioner b. ?negative reinforcer; operant c. ?positive reinforcer; operant d. ?punishment; operant
Shawn is trying to decide what therapist and treatment approach will work best for him. He asks his friend, Gus, who suggests he should consider all of the following except
A. the treatment approach, methods, and goals the person finds comfortable and appealing. B. whether the therapist has undergone assertiveness training. C. information about a therapist's "track record" with a particular method for treating the client's problem. D. the likelihood of forming a productive relationship with the therapist.
What is the term that Arnold Gesell used to describe genetically programmed sequential patterns of change such as puberty or menopause?
A) Maturation B) Growth C) Social clock D) Age norms