You are planning to get your doctorate in psychology
Do you believe you will be able to make the sacrifices, study long hours, conduct research, and write a dissertation? If you do, then Bandura would say that you have a high degree of
a. psychological drive.
b. reinforcement value.
c. self-efficacy.
d. behavioral competence.
ANSWER: c
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Sympathetic is to ____ as parasympathetic is to ____
a. serotonin; dopamine b. dopamine; serotonin c. acetylcholine; norepinephrine d. norepinephrine; acetylcholine
In family studies of heritability, the portion of group variability that is NOT attributed to heritability is attributed instead to
a. the individual's personal volition (intentions). b. random unsystematic variations. c. unknown psychical forces. d. environmental influences.
Studies of inattentional blindness indicate that
a. we sometimes fail to notice surprising visual events. b. we usually pay special attention to surprising visual events. c. changes in a visual stimulus will tend to be processed, but often inefficiently. d. the brain is temporarily attentive to novel visual stimuli. e. we are unable to attend to two superimposed visual stimuli.
Kyle is providing after-school care for Sean, a young boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Sean frequently mistakes Kyle's concerned expressions as expressions of anger. It might be helpful if Kyle
A. reminded Sean to look at his eyes when they are talking. B. attempted to keep his face as unemotional as possible. C. imitated Sean's facial expressions. D. carefully avoided making eye contact with Sean, as this clearly confuses him.