When Erica’s best friend makes her angry, she takes a deep breath and counts to 10. Erica is using __________
A) problem-centered coping
B) emotion-centered coping
C) mastery-oriented attributions
D) learned helplessness
Answer: B
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Once children discover that their gender is permanent, they are likely to want to engage in behavior that is "sex appropriate" as defined by their culture. This process is referred to as
a. operant conditioning. b. observational learning. c. self-socialization. d. classical conditioning.
A population _______________ is a graphical technique used by demographers to illustrate the changes that occur in population age structures over time
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A university student taking introductory psychology decides to test Piaget's theories of mental development on her 3-year-old brother who loves hot dogs and is very hungry. She shows him two hot dogs. Then, while he is watching, she breaks one of the hot dogs in half. She asks if he would like one hot dog (the intact hot dog) or two hot dogs (the hot dog cut in half). Consistent with Piaget's
findings, the child: A) selects the intact hot dog. B) selects the hot dog cut in half. C) says she is silly because both are the same. D) becomes confused and starts crying.
There is an old story about a young boy who was left to guard the village sheep. He was instructed to cry "wolf" if he thought the sheep were in danger. Even though there was no danger, the boy enjoyed crying "wolf" over and over, just to see the villagers come running. Then, when a wolf did appear, the disbelieving villagers ignored the boy's cry. The failure of the villagers to respond
illustrates the operant conditioning concept called a. acquisition. b. stimulus generalization. c. partial reinforcement. d. operant extinction.