Rather than focusing on traits, Walter Mischel advised personality psychologists to investigate
a) heritability.
b) body types.
c) influence of situations on behaviors.
d) the effects of speed of neural conduction on behavior.
C
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The nineteenth-century English scientist Sir Francis Galton believed that
a. mental abilities cannot be measured. b. superior intelligence is biologically inherited. c. academic aptitude is detectable through factor analysis. d. intelligence test performance depends on motivation rather than ability. e. emotional intelligence correlated with intrapersonal intelligence.
Which of the following clichés encapsulates one of the three recommendations that your textbook makes for enhancing children's learning?
a. "It's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game." b. "We can learn from our mistakes." c. "Remember, sharing is pairing.". d. "If at first you don't succeed, try something else.".