A five-year-old boy is controlled and gentle. He is reluctant to play with new children and hesitates when entering new situations. Temperament researchers would probably identify this child as

A) shy.
B) inhibited.
C) introverted.
D) low in sociability.

Pediatricians test the reflexes of young infants primarily as a way to measure __________

A) muscle development.
B) nervous system development.
C) bone growth.
D) attention and perception.

In an intrinsically oriented educational system,people are motivated to engage in a behavior based on external rewards.

Type A personality is to Type B personality as ________ is to _______.

A) epinephrine; norepinephrine
B) obesity; cancer
C) time-conscious; competitive
D) irritable; calm

Bul has always believed that when he dies he will go to Heaven.This is an example of the way in which culture adapts people to the:

A) metaphysical environment.
B) physical environment.
C) unconscious environment.
D) social environment.

Which term refers to an increase in the electrical conductivity of the skin that occurs when sweat glands increase their activity

A)  autonomic skin response 
B)  galvanography 
C)  polyskin response 
D)  galvanic skin response

Continuing to pair a specific CS and US, but periodically presenting stimuli similar to the CS and not pairing them with the US, should result in

A) stimulus discrimination.
B) stimulus generalisation.
C) extinction.
D) response attenuation.

A psychologist attributes a boy's poor social skills to his lack of contact with children who model appropriate behavior. The psychologist is using which approach to personality?

A) Humanistic
B) Cognitive
C) Behavioral/social learning
D) Psychoanalytic