Identify an example of positive reinforcement.
A. Cindy loses her credit points because she submits her homework late.
B. Rahul is given a dollar by his father for regularly cleaning his room.
C. Greta gets caught while speeding and the police officer gives her a ticket.
D. Ryan smokes a cigarette whenever he feels stressed because it helps him relax.
Answer: B
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In discussing the marriages of Latinas, your text refers to the concept of marianismo. Which of the following statements is true regarding this concept?
a. Marianismo is the belief that women should play a strong role in the marriage. b. Fewer than half of Latinos and Latinas believe that marriages should adopt the machismo/marianismo pattern. c. Most Latinas remain passive in marriage, focusing on their husband and children, thus supporting the marianismo model. d. Unlike most stereotypes, there is not even a "grain of truth" to the marianismo myth.
Which of the following is NOT among the three stages or phases in the general adaptation syndrome (GAS), described by Selye?
a. arousal b. alarm c. exhaustion d. agitation
Children begin to make evaluative judgments about their cognitive and physical competence, as well as their social acceptance by peers and parents by the age of ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
People who are quick to respond to such peripheral cues as a communicator's attractiveness are those with a(n) ________ need for cognition.
A. high B. slightly above average C. low D. average