Marta, a First-Year Student at a Large University, Just Arrived

question 47

Multiple Choice

Marta, a first-year student at a large university, just arrived on campus. She was pretty sure she knew how to get around the campus, since she had a gone on a tour the previous spring, but, much to her embarrassment, got thoroughly lost several times on her first day, and was late for two classes. For the rest of the week, she carried a map with her, and soon found that she was able to find her way around campus without the map. What characteristic of learning does this demonstrate most clearly?

• A) Learning causes a physiological change in the brain.
• B) Learning requires some form of reinforcement.
• C) Learning is only relatively permanent.
• D) Learning leads to changes in behaviors or mental processes.

Examine factors contributing to vocational interests, career success, and satisfaction in young adulthood.

Describe the four main attachment styles and their characteristics in adult relationships.

Assess the role of education and key developmental goals across young adulthood.

Explore the role of attachment in shaping life satisfaction and well-being in young adulthood.

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Definitions:

Two-tail Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

A nonparametric hypothesis test evaluating whether two independent samples come from the same distribution, considering extreme values at both ends.

Two Populations

Refers to comparing or analyzing two distinct groups or datasets in statistical analysis.

Kruskal-Wallis Test

A non-parametric method for testing whether samples originate from the same distribution, used when the ANOVA assumptions cannot be met.

One-tail

Refers to a one-tailed test in statistics where the critical area of a distribution is one-sided so that it tests for the possibility of an effect in one direction.