Human beings and monkeys have been shown to be instinctively primed to learn fears of certain things, such as of snakes and spiders. Which theory supports this proposition?
A) confirmation bias
B) learning theory
C) classical conditioning
D) preparedness theory
D) preparedness theory
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Nonie gets a new Barbie doll for her sixth birthday, and she immediately begins to punch, kick, and throw the doll around the house. Which of the following is likely to have contributed to this behavior?
a. Nonie saw Uncle Floyd yell at Auntie Mime when she threw her Barbie doll. b. Nonie saw her cousin Bruce hug and kiss his Barbie doll. c. Nonie just finished watching the new Barney beat up Barbie in a cartoon on television. d. Nonie has been socialized in a stereotypical female role.
A characteristic feature of research carried out by social psychologists is that it
a. is concerned with the effects of age and psychological growth. b. includes topics such as arousal, EEG, biochemistry, and neurons. c. includes topics such as attitudes, conformity, leadership, and prejudice. d. is concerned with the design of machines to be used by people.
Two factors that can interfere with good family function anywhere are high conflict and ______
Fill in the blank with correct word
A researcher tells a preoperational child, "I have 10 toy animals and most are lions, do I have
more animals or lions?". What would be the typical preoperational child's response to this question? A) That you have the same amount of lions and animals. B) There are more animals than lions. C) There are more lions than animals. D) They could not answer because they cannot understand mathematical operations as of yet.