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  1. BANDURA : OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING :: HARLOW : ?

    Answer: Attachment

    Bandura studied observational learning, while Harlow studied attachment in monkeys.

  2. INFLATION : RISING PRICES :: ? : FALLING PRICES

    Answer: Deflation

    Inflation is rising prices, while deflation is falling prices.

  3. ROLE : EXPECTED BEHAVIOR :: STATUS : ?

    Answer: Position

    A role is the expected behavior of a status, which is a social position.

  4. INDEPENDENT VARIABLE : CAUSE :: DEPENDENT VARIABLE : ?

    Answer: Effect

    The independent variable is the cause, while the dependent variable is the measured effect.

  5. GEMEINSCHAFT : COMMUNITY :: GESELLSCHAFT : ?

    Answer: Society

    Tonnies contrasted Gemeinschaft (community) with Gesellschaft (impersonal society).

  6. PHOBIA : FEAR :: MANIA : ?

    Answer: Obsession

    A phobia is an excessive fear, while a mania is an excessive obsession or excitement.

  7. OPPORTUNITY COST : FORGONE :: SUNK COST : ?

    Answer: Unrecoverable

    Opportunity cost is the value forgone, while a sunk cost is already spent and unrecoverable.