Jessica and Nick are behavioral researchers. Jessica believes that her sons have been aggressive from birth because she and her husband Nick have inborn aggressive tendencies. Nick, however, believes that their sons are aggressive because throughout history, it has been adaptive for men to be aggressive so that they can protect their territory and possessions. Nick's beliefs reflect the influence
of ____, whereas Jessica's beliefs reflect ____.
a. behavioral genetics? multicultural psychology
b. multicultural psychology? cross-cultural psychology
c. cross-cultural research? evolutionary psychology research
d. evolutionary psychology? behavioral genetics
d
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Dr. White is a learning theorist who believes that language is learned purely through imitation and reinforcement. Which of the following would she have the most difficulty explaining?
a. children learning the language that is spoken by their family members, rather than a different language b. children producing many more sentences than they have ever heard c. children who watch Sesame Street having larger vocabularies than children who do not watch Sesame Street d. children learning words more rapidly if their parents speak to them frequently
Sofia is taking a test with questions that ask her to "compare and contrast" and to "analyze and evaluate." Sofia is taking a(n) test
fill in the blank with correct word