The study of ____ is especially important to ethologists.

a. the learning process
b. species-specific behavior
c. language
d. cost-benefit analyses


b. species-specific behavior

Psychology

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What hypothesis did Milgram's obedience study test?

a. People in a position of authority will seek opportunities to abuse that power. b. Normal people will follow orders to hurt someone else. c. Threats of punishment increase people's willingness to obey an authority figure. d. People with low self-esteem will obey orders more than other people will.

Psychology

Brenda has a longer attention span and is better able to filter out distractions than her younger brother Billy. This observation of cognitive ability supports the principles of ____.?

a. ?Piaget's theory b. ?the Ainsworth study c. ?the three main temperament patterns d. ?the information processing approach

Psychology

Personality is:

a. easy to define precisely. b. defined best in terms of a person's social attractiveness to others. c. an abstraction that refers to the internal instincts of a person. d. the scientific study of individual differences.

Psychology

Drugs that may cross the placental barrier and harm an embryo/fetus include

a. illegal drugs (heroin, cocaine) b. prescription drugs c. "over the counter" drugs (aspirin, antihistamines) d. all of the above

Psychology