Nicholas suffers from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. If learning theorists are

correct, his problem arises from _______ when he was a child.

a. too much parental attention and reinforcement attached to his physical appearance
b. excessive parental control and discipline
c. lack of reward or encouragement for exploratory behavior
d. sibling rivalry combined with attention-seeking, emotional parents

B

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A) altruism. B) egoism. C) situationalism. D) influentialism.

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According to John Bowlby, which of the following theories provides the best explanation for the development of attachment?

a. evolutionary theory b. psychoanalytic theory c. drive-reduction theory d. behavioral theory, and especially reinforcement theory

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