Suppose you want to train your roommate to keep his/her side of the room clean. According to the disequilibrium principle, how should you start?
What will be an ideal response?
Start by determining what activities your roommate has been deprived of doing. That is, what would he/she do more often, if the opportunity were available? Examples might be going to a movie or having a relaxing dinner. Offering that opportunity as a reward might induce cooperative behavior.
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a. denial b. depression c. resentment d. acceptance
Unlike today, early social role theory described adulthood in terms of:
a. the number of roles an individual occupied at different ages. b. the amount of time an individual spent in each of the different roles. c. the perceived quality of the roles occupied at different ages. d. the willingness of the person to transition from one role to another.