When an adult responds adaptively to a period of disequilibrium—with personal growth, or with an improvement in health habits or the like—what effect does such a change have on personal happiness?
a. Adaptive change is consistently associated with increased happiness.
b. Adaptive change shows no consistent link with happiness.
c. Adaptive change increases happiness in about three-quarters of adults.
d. Adaptive change increases happiness in women but not in men.
b
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A child is praised for using his fork instead of his fingers to eat some spaghetti. This is an example of __________ reinforcement
a. positive b. extrinsic c. higher-order d. secondary
One of the questions that dynamics systems theory seeks to answer is how
A) the id, ego, and superego are formed. B) problem solving is influenced by memory and attention. C) reinforcement changes the likelihood of behavior. D) all of the elements that affect development give rise to stable behavior.