Your high school coach made the team do fingertip pushups at midfield, where
your nose had to touch the grass. Now you don't even like walking on a lawn.
As a
result of the classical conditioning that is often associated with punishment, grass has
become a _______ stimulus.
(a) an operant (b) a classical
(c) a conditioned (d) a discriminative
C
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Selective combination is the
a. ability to evaluate new problems by associating them with old information or with problems already solved. b. ability to choose information that is relevant to a problem while ignoring distractions. c. ability to bring together seemingly unrelated bits of useful information. d. tendency to get "hung up" on wrong solutions or to become blind to alternatives.
A child who begins walking well unassisted at 12 months is close to the average age for accomplishing this skill
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements about adolescent friendships is true?
A) Close friendships in early adolescence often interfere with identity development. B) Close friendships provide a foundation for future intimate relationships. C) Compared with peer groups of middle childhood, adolescent peer groups are less tightly structured and exclusive. D) Among girls, clique membership may contribute to the rise in depression during early adolescence.
According to Allport, traits
A) never change over time; people are consistent in their behavior across all situations. B) are consistent and stable properties; behavior varies and changes over time and across situations. C) may change over time if the person is subjected to extreme situations; behavior changes only if the core trait changes. D) change with the person's situation. E) change radically over time; behavior also changes radically as a person's traits change.