How do children's goals change once they enter middle school?

a. They change from having task goals to ability goals
b. They change from having ability goals to task goals
c. They adopt goals for the first time
d. They focus on goals that are longer range such as future career goals.

a. They change from having task goals to ability goals

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Which of the following is true regarding Skinner's response to Watson's behaviorist theory?

a) Skinner supplemented Watson's behaviorist theory with increased attention to unconscious processes. b) Skinner disagreed entirely with Watson's behaviorist theory. c) Skinner's primary contribution was to enhance Watson's behaviorist theory by increasing attention to cultural variables. d) Skinner took Watson's behaviorist theory to its logical extreme.

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Social psychology is the scientific study of how a person's behavior, thoughts, and feelings are influenced by _______

a) cognition b) mental processes c) the presence of others d) psychology

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