Basic Psychology MCQ

1. The father of the u.s. constitution, james madison, referred to congress as ________________.

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Correct Answer: The House only.

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2. Dr. cattolicos work has resulted in _______.

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Correct Answer: June 12, 1956

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3. Quizzes in ivylearn can have a due date, ________, and one or more attempts.

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Correct Answer: An online syllabus

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4. The sound pressure level increases _______ as the decibel level increases from 40 to 80 dbs

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Correct Answer: 10

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5. ____ was a confidant of darwin who introduced the concept of evolution into geological theory.

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Correct Answer: Lyelle

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6. ____ systematically destroyed parts of the brain using extirpation.

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Correct Answer: Flourens

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7. People who score high on _____ rate their personal projects as stressful and difficult.

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Correct Answer: Psychoticism.

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8. Paychecks and semester grades are delivered on a _____ schedule of reinforcement.

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Correct Answer: Fixed-ratio.

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9. One way to maintain ________ health is by keeping your mind active through life-long learning.

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Correct Answer: Intellectual

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10. Jung believed there were __________ basic personality types.

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Correct Answer: Eight

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11. The psychology of adjustment provides ______ approach to coping with the challenges of life.

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Correct Answer: Critical.

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12. The major effect of ________ is to release stored serotonin and block its reuptake.

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Correct Answer: Ecstasy

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13. The hendricks' scale suggests ______ styles of love.

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Correct Answer: Six

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14. Taste is to _____ as pressure is to _____ and as body position is to _____.

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Correct Answer: Taste bud; Pacinian corpuscle; proprioceptor

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15. Some critics of kubler-ross's theory of dying claim _____.

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Correct Answer: Her theory might lead to a stereotype of those who are grieving or dying.

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16. Social roles are especially likely to be central to people's self-identity in ________ cultures.

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Correct Answer: Collectivist

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17. Sleep deprivation may lead to ______ aging.

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Correct Answer: Premature

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18. Schizophrenia that develops gradually over a long period of time is called ________ schizophrenia.

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Correct Answer: Chronic

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19. One important difference between science and everyday observations is that science relies on ____.

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Correct Answer: Objectivity.

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20. One disadvantage of _____ is that it is limited to assessing activity on the scalp.

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Correct Answer: EEG.

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21. Neurofeedback appears to be promising in the treatment of ____.

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Correct Answer: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and epilepsy.

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22. Nearly all bacterial sexually transmitted infections are effectively treated with ________.

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Correct Answer: Antibiotics

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23. Learning that occurs due to _____ extinguishes slowly.

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Correct Answer: Partial reinforcement

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24. According to the research of lillian gilbreth, many employees were motivated by money and ________.

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Correct Answer: Job satisfaction

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25. A(n) ________ psychologist would be most likely to help individuals overcome their depression.

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Correct Answer: Clinical

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26. A(n) _______ is a prediction stated in a way that permits it to be tested.

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Correct Answer: Hypothesis

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27. ___________ is not one of the selves described by william james.

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Correct Answer: Economic Self

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28. In the two-factor theory, the second factor, ______, maintains avoidance by reducing fear.

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Correct Answer: Operant conditioning

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29. The collection of sonnets known as "from the portuguese" are called that because _____.

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Correct Answer: It was the author's husband's nickname for her

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30. The discovery of ______ is used as support for the motor theory of speech perception.

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Correct Answer: Audiovisual mirror neurons

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31. The different periods in freuds theory of the developing personality are called ____.

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Correct Answer: Psychosexual stages

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32. John repeatedly portrays jesus as _______________ old testament festivals.

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Correct Answer: Confirming

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33. James madison warns against interest groups in federalist no. ____.

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Correct Answer: 5

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34. Inductive arguments should not be characterized as __________.

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Correct Answer: Weak

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35. The definition of aggravated murder _____ across jurisdictions. quizlet

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Correct Answer: Varies

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36. Individuals who are ________ will not be successful in the new career paradigm

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Correct Answer: Energized by ambiguity

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37. One way to determine which details to include in your comparison-and-contrast essay is to_____.

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Correct Answer: Chart the elements of your topic

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38. Pietro martinis print the salon, of 1785, shows how the paintings were displayed ________.

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Correct Answer: According to a hierarchy

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39. The classical theory of motivation suggests that _____ is the sole motivator for workers.

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Correct Answer: Money

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40. Individuals in a negative mood are better able to _________________ than those in a positive mood.

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Correct Answer: Think clearly

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41. In between-group experiments, researchers often use ____ to make the two groups be equivalent.

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Correct Answer: Random sampling

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42. In ajzens theory of planned behavior, ___________ is (are) the key link between _________

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Correct Answer: Intentions; attitudes and planned behavior

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43. In the job characteristics model, task significance refers to the degree to which a job ________.

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Correct Answer: Has a substantial impact on the lives or work of other people

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44. In the context of regulatory focus theory, a promotion focus shares similarity with _____.

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Correct Answer: Self-improvement

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45. In the context of product categorization, honda accord, a sedan, is an example of a(n) _____.

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Correct Answer: Subordinate category

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46. In the adoption process, awareness is __________.

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Correct Answer: When the consumer becomes familiar with a new product but lacks information about it

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47. In general, the longer the test, the higher its _______.

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Correct Answer: Internal reliability

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48. In contrast to _____, _____ is more a reflection of the culture in which a person is raised.

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Correct Answer: Fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence

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49. People with schizophrenia have lower than normal overall activity in the ____.

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Correct Answer: Hypothalamus

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50. Organizations prefer to minimize turnover because ____________________.

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Correct Answer: It increases costs

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51. One would expect to find more social loafing in a team with ____________________.

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Correct Answer: More members from western cultures.

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52. One shortcoming with the trait theory is its insistence that ____.

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Correct Answer: Behavior is consistent across all situations

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53. One possible interpretation of the basic phenomenological philosophy is that ________.

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Correct Answer: Objective reality exists for diverse groups of people and different cultures

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54. Positive self-talk can be helpful because __________.

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Correct Answer: It assists in improving self-esteem

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55. Personality disorders generally ________ across the life span.

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Correct Answer: Are stable.

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56. People with more negative emotions tend to have higher _____________ and are introverted.

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Correct Answer: Neuroticism

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57. People are especially likely to demonstrate an increase in ________ during their twenties.

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Correct Answer: Conscientiousness.

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58. Paychecks, fringe benefits, and security in old age all represent ______ motives for working.

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Correct Answer: Active

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59. Paul costa and robert mccrae are known for their work on _____

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Correct Answer: The five-factor theory of personality.

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60. The binet-simon scale was originally developed to __________.

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Correct Answer: Identify children who might have difficulty in school

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61. The big five personality factor ______ is related to how trustworthy a person might be.

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Correct Answer: Conscientiousness.

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62. The cognitive perspective views ________ as key factors in mental disorder.

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Correct Answer: How we perceive and think

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63. Outward signs of emotion tend to _____ in different cultures.

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Correct Answer: Be the same

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64. Prefixes such as un-, pre-, and re- are examples of _____.

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Correct Answer: Procedural (or implicit)

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65. The best motto for the timing of reinforcement or punishment is _____.

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Correct Answer: The sooner (or immediate) the better.

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66. The earliest experiments on observational learning were performed by ______.

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Correct Answer: Ivan Pavlov

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67. The critical factor in attaining the age of viability is _____.

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Correct Answer: Having functioning digestive and respiratory systems

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68. The cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs make up the _____ ear.

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Correct Answer: Inner

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69. The classical illness behaviors such as fever, sleepiness, and lack of appetite are caused by ____.

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Correct Answer: The immune system's production of cytokines

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70. The cerebral cortex plays a major role in our emotions because it _____.

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Correct Answer: Plays a role in the ability to recognize and regulate emotions

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71. The case of little albert provides insight into ____ through ____.

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Correct Answer: The development of emotional response; classical conditioning

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72. The behavior of an infant in sensorimotor stage four might best be described as _____.

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Correct Answer: Goal oriented

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73. The average age at which each motor milestone is met ____.

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Correct Answer: Falls within a wide range of normal development

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74. The average adult in middle adulthood __________ height and __________ weight.

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Correct Answer: Loses; gains

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75. The atypical antipsychotic clozapine produces a(n) ________ activity within the ________.

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Correct Answer: Increase in dopamine; prefrontal cortex

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76. The attributes of a _____ sample mirror those of the population of interest.

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Correct Answer: Representative

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77. Our physiological state during rem sleep consists of ____.

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Correct Answer: Rapid or irregular heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing; and paralysis of postural muscles

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78. Our ability to breathe is controlled by the ________ which is located within the ________.

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Correct Answer: Medulla; brainstem

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79. One reason why display rules differ across cultures is because ___________.

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Correct Answer: Certain display

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80. In bandura's study of observational learning, the abbreviation amid stands for ________.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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81. In all of its forms, meditation suppresses activity of the ________ system.

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Correct Answer: Sympathetic nervous

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82. In addition to introspection, another criticism of titchener's system was its ____.

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Correct Answer: Artificiality and sterility

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83. Replication increases scientific confidence in a theory if the _____.

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Correct Answer: Results are similar

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84. Remembering where you went on vacation last summer is an example of _____ memory.

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Correct Answer: Episodic.

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85. Remembering how to ice skate is most likely an example of ________ memory.

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Correct Answer: Procedural

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86. Rem sleep makes up nearly ___ percent of an infants total sleep.

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Correct Answer: 50

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87. Rem behavior disorder most commonly occurs ________.

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Correct Answer: In men over 60

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88. Relapse-prevention training is a form of _____ therapy.

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Correct Answer: Cognitive-behavioral

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89. Reduced response to one taste after exposure to another is referred to as ____.

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Correct Answer: Cross-adaption

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90. Reciprocal altruism is likely to flourish in situations ____.

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Correct Answer: Where individuals are in regular contact

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91. Receptor cells for our sense of ________ reproduce themselves every week or two.

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Correct Answer: Taste

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92. Recent studies have shown that cognitive differences between boys and girls ________.

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Correct Answer: Are decreasing

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93. Recent research revealed that _____ parenting was linked to lower adolescent alcohol consumption.

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Correct Answer: Authoritative

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94. Recent research focusing on morning people (larks) and night people (owls) suggests that ________.

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Correct Answer: Being a lark or an owl may be due to genetic influence

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95. Receiving money as a reward and having a monetary fine suspended are both ________ reinforcers.

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Correct Answer: Secondary/Conditioned

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96. Reasoning that includes propositions and possibilities that may not reflect reality defines _____.

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Correct Answer: Hypothetical thought

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97. Raymond cattell made a basic distinction between _____ and _____ traits.

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Correct Answer: Source; surface

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98. Rats that have a damaged _________ will show no fear when placed next to a cat.

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Correct Answer: Amygdala

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99. Rats most easily learn to associate ________ with becoming sick

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Correct Answer: Novel tastes

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100. Public subsidy for tuition payment at a private school is referred to as a _____.

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Correct Answer: Voucher

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101. Public health experts prefer the term _____ to accident prevention.

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Correct Answer: Harm reduction

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102. Psychotic symptoms similar to those found in schizophrenia can also occur with the use of _____.

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Correct Answer: Amphetamines

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103. Psychology is a social science discipline. psychologists scientifically study ________.

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Correct Answer: The mind and behavior

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104. Psychology became an independent discipline during the ____.

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Correct Answer: Last quarter of the nineteenth century

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105. Prozac has an advantage over other antidepressants in that __________.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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106. Proximity is a key factor in attraction, which means that two people need to be _____.

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Correct Answer: Geographically close to each other

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107. Prolonged stress has been shown to ________ cancer.

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Correct Answer: Increased vulnerability to

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108. Problem behavior in children can usually be dealt with effectively through ___________.

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Correct Answer: Differential reinforcement

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109. Premarital sex has ____________ over the last century.

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Correct Answer: Increased significantly for women

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110. Post-reinforcement pauses are now often referred to as _________.

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Correct Answer: Rest periods

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111. Plato suggested that the soul operates on three levels: __________.

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Correct Answer: Reason, will, and desire

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112. Physical dependence occurs when a person needs to use a drug to prevent _____.

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Correct Answer: Psychological dependence.

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113. People who carry a gene that boosts the availability of ________ are less bothered by pain.

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Correct Answer: Endorphins

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114. People who are physically attractive are viewed as ____ than less attractive people.

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Correct Answer: More friendly, well adjusted, and competent.

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115. Patients who undergo surgery require less anesthetic when _______ is used.

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Correct Answer: Hypnosis.

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116. The best method parents can use to get their children to do their chores is to _____.

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Correct Answer: Reward them after they do the chores

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117. The effect of negative emotions on memory ____.

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Correct Answer: Is variable

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118. Julian rotter reflects the transition from _____ to _____ theories of personality.

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Correct Answer: Behavioral; social cognitive

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119. Jane goodall studied chimpanzees by means of the __________ method.

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Correct Answer: Naturalistic observation

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120. It takes the ovum _____ hours to travel to the uterus.

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Correct Answer: 72

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121. It is the job of the _______ to keep teratogens from reaching the fetus.

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Correct Answer: Placenta

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122. It has been said that ______ is the achilles' heel of our justice system.

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Correct Answer: Eyewitness testimony

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123. It has been estimated that _____ presidents endured a psychological disorder.

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Correct Answer: 18

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124. Interdependence is to ________ as independence is to ________.

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Correct Answer: Collectivism; individualism

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125. Information learned while a person is ________ is best recalled when that person is ________.

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Correct Answer: Drunk; drunk

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126. Infants generally begin to laugh out loud at about the _____ month of life.

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Correct Answer: Fourth

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127. Individual differences in emotional intelligence are most predictive of ____.

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Correct Answer: The success of relationships

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128. In young's double slit experiment, the bright spots correspond to ______

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Correct Answer: Study Master.

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129. In watsons research with little albert, the rat began as the _____ and became the _____.

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Correct Answer: Extinction; spontaneous recovery

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130. In the statement "critical thinking requires reasoned judgments," the word reasoned means ________.

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Correct Answer: Logical and well thought out

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131. In the depth cue of ________, distant objects appear to be fuzzy.

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Correct Answer: Atmospheric perspective

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132. In neural communication, ______ is to key as ______ is to lock.

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Correct Answer: Neurotransmitter; receptor site

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133. In groupthink, group members emphasize ______ over thoughtful consideration of the issues.

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Correct Answer: Consensus-building

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134. In contemporary western society, both sexes find ______ attractive.

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Correct Answer: Slenderness

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135. The depth cue that is responsible for perceiving depth in 3-d movies is _____.

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Correct Answer: Binocular disparity

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136. The concept of the looking-glass self suggests that we __________.

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Correct Answer: Develop our self-concept by attending to how others communicate with us

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137. In terms of frequency, it is noted in the text that fewer than _____ of murderers are executed.

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Correct Answer: 1%

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138. In jungian psychology, the ego is to consciousness as the _______ is to the whole personality.

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Correct Answer: Self

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139. The degree to which a study allows unambiguous causal inferences has ________.

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Correct Answer: Internal validity.

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140. It is advisable to use the ________ principle in creating your weekly fitness routine.

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Correct Answer: The FITT principle

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141. Particularly with women, many stis are ________.

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Correct Answer: Asymptomatic

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142. The difference between the images projected onto each eye is referred to as ____.

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Correct Answer: ​retinal disparity

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143. Interactions allow researchers to examine _________ variables.

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Correct Answer: Moderating

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144. Opportunities available to individuals desiring to pursue a therapy-related career are _____.

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Correct Answer: Dance Therapy

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145. It is important to _____ throughout the entire goal-setting process.

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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146. Oregon's law regarding assisted suicide requires the _____.

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Correct Answer: Patient to enter hospice care.

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147. Positive ____ come out of the page toward users, while negative values recede away from users.

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Correct Answer: Z-values

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148. The theory of multiple intelligences is based on the premise that human intelligence __________.

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Correct Answer: Can be measure on the basis of eight different intelligences.

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149. Freud is to ego, id, and superego as ___________ is to parent, adult, and child.

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Correct Answer: Berne

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150. According to evolutionary theory, people _____.

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Correct Answer: Learn from the environment

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151. The physiological process of decoding sounds is the definition of _______________.

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Correct Answer: Hearing

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152. When claims are presented to you, _________ them by asking key questions.

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Correct Answer: Dismiss

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153. The major cementing factor(s) in maintaining a long-term relationship is (are) _____.

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Correct Answer: Similarity

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154. The least amount of sovereignty that must be surrendered to a trading bloc occurs in a ________.

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Correct Answer: Economic union.

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155. The _______ phase of goal pursuit fosters actions that _______ immediate goal-oriented actions.

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Correct Answer: Deliberative; increase

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156. The _____ division also directs the body to store energy for use in emergencies.

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Correct Answer: Somatic

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157. Summaries, paraphrases, and quotations are especially useful for __________.

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Correct Answer: Taking notes during the research process

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158. Social isolation peaks in _____ and late adulthood.

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Correct Answer: Middle childhood

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159. Sleepwalking and sleep talking both occur during _____ of sleep.

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Correct Answer: Stage 4

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160. Research indicates that alcoholism is caused by _____.

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Correct Answer: A combination of nature and nurture

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161. If someone was confined to a "medicinal straitjacket," they would probably be ________.

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Correct Answer: That person qualifies as being in poverty and is receiving tranquilizer for diagnosed mental illness.

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162. Andy warhol used commercial processes to create many of his works because ________.

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Correct Answer: He wanted his work to have a depersonalized and mass-produced quality

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163. A leader focused on tasks, on keeping the group moving toward its goals, is a(n) _____ leader.

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Correct Answer: Instrumental

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164. A ____________ is a more recent type of ink pen that produces a fine, even line.

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Correct Answer: Rapidograph

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165. _______, such as racial epithets, attack individuals, whereas _______ demeans a group.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fighting words; hate speech

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166. ________are often referred to as the "invisible minority."

Answer

Correct Answer: Native Americans

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167. ______________ is an essential element of the balinese rhythmic system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Kotekan

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168. ______________ are central to an organization and provide directions for action.

Answer

Correct Answer: Core values

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169. __________ legitimizes and empowers a society's elites.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hegemony

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170. __________ are the most frequently reported types of elder abuse.

Answer

Correct Answer: Financial abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect

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171. __________ and his compatriots designed furniture, stained glass, tiles, wallpaper, and fabrics.

Answer

Correct Answer: Morris

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172. ________ is the tendency to falsely attribute human qualities to nonhuman beings.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anthropomorphism

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173. ____ of students do not use marijuana.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2/3

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174. Turnout in presidential elections is __________ when compared to midterm elections.

Answer

Correct Answer: Slightly higher

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175. T ______ de miami.

Answer

Correct Answer: Latinos

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176. Traditional antipsychotics appear to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Target specific dopamine receptors

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177. To be effective, punishment must be __________ and _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Immediate; consistent

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178. The _____ restricts mandatory retirement and especially benefits older employees.

Answer

Correct Answer: Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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179. Until the work of ____, experimentation was not the preferred method in physiology.

Answer

Correct Answer: J. Müller

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180. When group discussion strengthens members' initial inclinations we say that _____ has occurred.

Answer

Correct Answer: Group polarization

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181. When firms fail to realize how their products provide value, they are most likely to develop _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Marketing myopia

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182. What is usually called jury _____ is actually a process of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Selection; eliminating candidates from the jury pool

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183. Weber suggested that discrimination among sensations depended on ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The relative difference or ratio between two weights

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184. Visual form agnosia is a problem of the ______ step of the perceptual process.

Answer

Correct Answer: Recognition

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185. Unlike non-humans, we accumulate knowledge successfully through __________________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cultural transmission

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186. True score and measurement error are two important components of a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Measure

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187. Treatment of childhood disorders can be difficult because _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Symptoms can change with age

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188. The _____ is concerned with immediate gratification and the avoidance of discomfort.

Answer

Correct Answer: Id

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189. The _____ illustrates how attitudes are changed based on differing levels of consumer involvement.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elaboration likelihood model

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190. The ____ approach assumes that events are governed by some lawful order.

Answer

Correct Answer: Scientific

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191. Temperamental factors have a more powerful influence on ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Collectivism

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192. Suggestive questions can best be described as _____ leading questions _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Including; not volunteered by the child.

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193. Stereotypes and prejudice are examples of the useful process of __________ becoming harmful.

Answer

Correct Answer: Categorization

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194. Scholars argue that it may be more productive to focus on _____ rather than on predicting _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prevention and management of violence; violent behavior

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195. Rules for behavior in social settings, which are usually unwritten or unspoken, are called ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social norms

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196. Researchers must use clues to personality in their research because________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Personality is something hidden that resides inside an individual

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197. Research findings indicate that one result of rogerian psychotherapy may be that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: People become more like their ideal selves

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198. Research based on twins shows that genes account for about ______ of the variance in personality.

Answer

Correct Answer: 50%

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199. The reviewer of a book review must _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Evaluation

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200. The purpose of kings letter is to cause __________________ to fight ________________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: To dramatize the previously ignored injustice and make it impossible to ignore further

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201. The ______________ model assumes that a media message affects most consumers in the same way.

Answer

Correct Answer: Uniform effects

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202. Sixdegrees.com was one of the first sites to combine the use of profiles with _____ in one service.

Answer

Correct Answer: Friends lists

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203. Mr. chiu was in muji city for a _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Confrence.

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204. Getting ______ hours of sleep can add up to 11 years on to your life:

Answer

Correct Answer: 8 - 10

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205. Classical conditioning focuses on ________________ behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Automatic

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206. According to _____ theory, norms that restrict sex to marriage encourage the formation of families.

Answer

Correct Answer: Functionalist

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207. A seemingly valid criticism of psychoanalysis is that it _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cannot be scientifically validated

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208. A rapid increase in the appointment of corporate ethics officers typically follows ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The revelation of a major business scandal

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209. A placebo is intended to minimize _____ expectations; a double-blind procedure minimizes _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Participant; experimenter

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210. Consistency of individual differences in personality ________ over the life span.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increases

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211. "cody has retired on the job" is an expression used to describe ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: An employee who is disengaged

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212. __________ and __________ make up the full scale iq score on the wechsler intelligence scale.

Answer

Correct Answer: Verbal . . . performance scores

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213. A __________ awards pay increases in proportion to performance contributions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Merit pay

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214. ________ is not a proper role for an applied anthropologist.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helping to impose development programs designed solely by international authorities

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215. A good judge of personality seems to be high in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Communion

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216. A critical measure of the efficacy of the advertising revenue model is the ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conversion rate

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217. A consumer purchase decision made with a great deal of consumer effort is a type of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extended problem solving

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218. A _____ trait is a single characteristic that directs most of a person's activities.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cardinal

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219. Losing face is a primary danger in a(n) ________ culture.

Answer

Correct Answer: Collectivist

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220. "hunger is defined as 24 hours of food deprivation." this is an example of a(n) _______ definition.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operational

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221. _________________ and _______________ are features of groups that make them seem more cohesive.

Answer

Correct Answer: Common bond; common identity

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222. ________________ commonly involves sites like twitter and facebook to collaborate with customers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social business

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223. ___________ studies how much of an individuals personality is inherited.

Answer

Correct Answer: Behavioral genetics

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224. __________ is learned from culture and may be considered a cultural variable.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gender

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225. _________ see personality as nothing more than a set of learned responses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Behaviorists

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226. ________ means to work with a subordinate, doing part of the work if necessary.

Answer

Correct Answer: Helping

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227. _____ provides unqualified caring and nonjudgmental acceptance of another.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unconditional positive regard

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228. _____ pertains to what a consumers full potential is and the need to realize that potential.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-actualization

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229. _____ occur when consumers feel that making the wrong decision might cause some concern or anxiety.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​Psychological risks

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230. _____ measures almost imperceptible changes in the heat of the human face.

Answer

Correct Answer: High-definition infrared thermal imaging

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231. _____ means being accepted, valued, and treated supportively regardless of ones behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unconditional positive regard

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232. _____ is the controversial claim that perception can occur apart from sensory input.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extrasensory perception

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233. _____ is probably the result of the human evolutionary history of living in social groups.

Answer

Correct Answer: The need to belong

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234. _____ is considered to be a specific type of autism spectrum disorder.

Answer

Correct Answer: Asperger syndrome

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235. _____ is an in-depth, intensive investigation of an individual or small group of people.

Answer

Correct Answer: Case Study

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236. _____ is a statistical approach that identifies groups of items that are similar to each other.

Answer

Correct Answer: Factor analysis

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237. _____ is a favorable attitude toward and consistent purchase of a single brand over time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brand Loyalty

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238. _____ is a change in a person's thought processes caused by prior experience.

Answer

Correct Answer: Learning

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239. As an employee's age increases, his or her _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Job satisfaction increases

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240. To raise money for schools, colonial towns and districts assessed a(n) _____ tax.

Answer

Correct Answer: Property

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241. The wais consists of separate ________ subtests.

Answer

Correct Answer: Verbal and performance.

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242. The statement i really like my new tablet computer best reflects the _____ component of attitude.

Answer

Correct Answer: Affect

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243. Teamwork and empowerment contribute to high performance when they improve _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Job satisfaction

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244. Studies of twins may overestimate the contributions of heredity because twins also ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Share the wider environment

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245. Starke hathaway is to _____________ as alfred binet is to _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Personality measurement; intelligence measurement

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246. Self-cannibalization is most likely to happen in _____ structures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Divisional

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247. In a cumulative record, learning is indicated by a change in response _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rate

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248. Impulsive behavior and poor decisions are common symptoms of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prefrontal damage

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249. Identification with the same-sex parent occurs during the _____ stage of psychosexual development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phallic

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250. Howard gardner has proposed ________ as a ninth type of intelligence.

Answer

Correct Answer: Existential intelligence

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251. Cattell used __________ to organize adjectives into trait-categories.

Answer

Correct Answer: Factor analysis

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252. Carl rogers described a person as psychologically well adjusted if he or she ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Had congruence between the ideal and real selves

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253. Careers often create a _____ for single parents.

Answer

Correct Answer: Poverty of time

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254. Cardinal traits are _____, whereas central traits are _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Overarching characteristics that describe a person to the point that the person is known for that particular trait; those generally mentioned when writing a letter or recommendation

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255. Carbonated drinks loaded with sugar and having little nutritional value are examples of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pleasing

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256. Buying attitudes and preferences are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Type of buyer response

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257. Bossong found that men were __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: More likely to allocate most resources to a spouse if she was of post-reproductive age

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258. Binge drinking among college students can be described as a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ritual behavior

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259. Big five theory is a trait theory that identifies five main characteristics that account for ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The majority of individual differences in personality

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260. Bessel began the study of individual differences in perception by noting that ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Astronomers differed in their time estimates in measuring the transit of a star

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261. Being a high school dropout increases the likelihood of ______ during emerging adulthood.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attempted suicide

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262. Basic human emotional expressions are __________ across cultures.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generally similar

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263. At xerox, the correlation between ___________ and ___________ is apparent.

Answer

Correct Answer: Leadership, motivation

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264. As people age, _____ factors seem to become more apparent on intelligence scores.

Answer

Correct Answer: Genetic

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265. Applications, rsums, interviews, and employment tests are known as ______ tools.

Answer

Correct Answer: Selection

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266. Annie is a type a individual. she is likely to display _____ behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hostile

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267. An explanation for behavior must be __________ and __________ to be considered a scientific theory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Testable . . . supported

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268. All of these are revenue models for social media except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Peer-to-peer

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269. Affect describes _______________.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of these

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270. Adoptive parents are most likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children.

Answer

Correct Answer: Political attitudes

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271. Adopted children are especially likely to have similar ________ if raised in the same home.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attitudes

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272. According to the textbook, there are no perfect ________ of personality, only ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Indicators; clues

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273. According to the _____, attitudes possess three components: affect, behavior, and cognitions.

Answer

Correct Answer: ABC approach to attitudes

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274. According to most current theories, patterns of priming typically originate in ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Life experiences

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275. According to carl jung, the ____________ is the dark and morally objectionable part of oneself.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shadow

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276. According to _____, conditions of worth hamper a person's self-development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Carl Rogers

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277. The phi phenomenon demonstrates that illusions can be influenced by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perceptions of movement

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278. When you make a downward comparison, it will typically ________ self-esteem.

Answer

Correct Answer: Increase your own

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279. When using ________, a consumer exerts little effort in making a purchase decision.

Answer

Correct Answer: Habitual decision making.

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280. When sophie hums a mcdonald's jingle, it is an example of ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Brain worm.

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281. The scaling question is to _____ as the detection question is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Perception of magnitudes; sensory processing limits

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282. The relationship between forensic psychologists and their patients is often described as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adversarial

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283. The process of subjectively evaluating the quality of an employee's work is known as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Performance appraisal.

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284. The prediction of individual behavior tends to be stronger with the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nomothetic

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285. The polygraph may be used as a _____ tactic to evoke _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Coercive; a confession

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286. The opposite pole of the thinking dimension of the myers-briggs type indicator is _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Feeling

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287. The no child left behind act is an example of a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unfunded mandate

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288. The nature of social capital means that, figuratively, social capital equals ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Number of Relationships times × Relationship Strength times × Entity Resources

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289. The most widely used and researched empirically keyed self-report personality test is the _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

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290. The most important actors in the company's microenvironment are __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Publics.

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291. The most commonly used personality inventory is the _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: MMPI-2

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292. The most common type of specific learning disorder is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dyslexia.

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293. The more _____ in a test, the smaller the variability of scores in the test.

Answer

Correct Answer: True score.

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294. The mental processes underlying childrens capacity for self-regulation are called ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Executive functions

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295. The main advantage of naturalistic observation is that it _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Allows researchers to obtain data about natural behavior.

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296. The leader who says, "do this or you're fired" is exercising ________ power.

Answer

Correct Answer: Coercive

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297. The larger pool of subjects from which a study group is chosen is called the __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Population.

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298. The large number of trait terms in the english language indicates that ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: None of these

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299. The job characteristics model (jcm) maintains that ________ is critical to motivating workers.

Answer

Correct Answer: How jobs are designed

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300. The interpersonal influences on consumer behavior include a persons _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attitudes

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301. The humanistic view of personality assumes that the ultimate goal of individuals is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-actualization

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302. The humanistic approach emphasizes __________ in development and behavior

Answer

Correct Answer: Free Will

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303. The home keys on the numeric keypad are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: 456

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304. The greater the ________ of a purchase, the higher the consumer's level of involvement will be.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extended problem solving

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305. The goal of work groups is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Generating positive synergy.

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306. The field of behavioral genetics studies the relative effects of _____ on behavior and ability.

Answer

Correct Answer: Heredity and environment

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307. One of the most important adaptive problems for the altruist is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ensuring that benefits bestowed will be returned in the future.

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308. One feels antagonism toward a(n) __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Out-group primary group aggregate in-group

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309. On average, retired adults return to the labor force _____ year(s) after retirement.

Answer

Correct Answer: 4

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310. Older workers tend to resist change more than younger workers because they ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Have more invested in the current system

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311. Often a symptom can have multiple causes. this is known as _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Equifinality

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312. Non-psychoanalytic researchers sometimes use the term ________ to refer to the unconscious.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognitive unconscious.

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313. Nietzsche argued that the most honorable response to the dilemmas of existence is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rise above it all and become a superman

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314. Mnsterberg was best known ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Through his scholarly publications in applied psychology.

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315. Most serial killers are _____ males of _____ intelligence.

Answer

Correct Answer: White; average.

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316. More teaching and coaching opportunities have increased because _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: More school-age children are participating in athletics and more opportunities are now available in nonschool settings

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317. Mobs can lead to _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hysteria.

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318. Michael grew up in an individualistic culture. he is most likely to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Move to the other side of the country from his parents and start his own architectural firm

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319. Men in the padilla et al. (2008) study __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conclusions

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320. Mcclelland's need for achievement corresponds most closely to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Maslow's self-actualization needs.

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321. Maltreated children may have the hardest time adapting to stress when they are deprived of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: School resources

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322. Main effects compare _______ means and interaction effects compare _________ means.

Answer

Correct Answer: Level; condition

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323. Labor unions use ________ to protect the rights of their members.

Answer

Correct Answer: Collective bargaining

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324. A(n) ________ selection device shows a clear link between test performance and job performance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Valid predictors of job performance

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325. Conducting a _______ analysis is the first step in developing an employee training system.

Answer

Correct Answer: Needs

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326. Females are at greater risk for developing ______________ disorders.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internalizing/Externalizing

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327. Gordon allport believed that healthy, well-adjusted individuals _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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328. Genuineness, acceptance, and empathy are to _____ as water, sun, and nutrients are to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive growth in humans; the growth of healthy trees

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329. Generativity, mentioned in chapter 4, can be an example of ____________________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A construct

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330. Freud considered _____ to be the most important motivator of all human activity.

Answer

Correct Answer: The sexual drive

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331. Finish the sentence: observational method is best used to ______________________________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Describe

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332. Feedback works best when it is given in _____ amounts and ______ feedback is provided.

Answer

Correct Answer: Small / both positive and negative

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333. Commitment stories in a study of adult generativity is an example of _____________________

Answer

Correct Answer: Operational definition

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334. Choose all that apply: unlike science, pseudosciences ____________-

Answer

Correct Answer: Do not value debate and criticism

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335. Children living in ____ are at higher risk of developing lead poisoning.

Answer

Correct Answer: Older homes

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336. A statement that delineates employees' rights and responsibilities is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social media policy

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337. A relatively stable and enduring tendency to behave in a particular way is called a(n) ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Trait

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338. A person gains social capital by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Adding more friends

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339. A mass media effects researcher might choose an experiment approach if he or she has ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Desire to try to show a cause-effect relationship between two variables

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340. ________ emotions are emotions that people actually experience, despite what they might display.

Answer

Correct Answer: Felt

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341. _____ usually refers to teaching lower-level employees how to perform their present jobs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Training

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342. Abby was a victim of rape. if her situation was like most rapes, this was committed by ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Someone Abby knows

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343. _______________ refers to the extent to which differences among people are attributed to genes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Heritability

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344. Contrary to vision and audition, odor _______ is not possible in olfaction.

Answer

Correct Answer: Imagery.

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345. The textbook defines "outercourse" as __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: To be sexual activity that will likely lead to intercourse

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346. The __________ perspective believes that certain behavior patterns have a hereditary basis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Evolutionary

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347. A person is most likely to conform if he or she is from ______ culture and is ______ with the task.

Answer

Correct Answer: A collectivist, familiar

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348. Therapies defined as talk therapies include ___________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychodynamic and cognitive

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349. The inconsistency of behaviors also makes personality test scores _____ predictors of behaviors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Weak

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350. __________ allow people to smell different aromas and taste sweet, salty, and sour foods.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chemoreceptors

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351. When a neuron carries the electrical potential of _____ millivolts, it is in the state called _____

Answer

Correct Answer: 70; resting potential

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352. Gary priest used __________ procedures to permit medical care of an aggressive bull elephant.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shaping

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353. Women are ______ men to be violent in their intimate relationships.

Answer

Correct Answer: Far less likely than

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354. A company that uses an organizational structure based on _____ uses functional groupings.

Answer

Correct Answer: Business activities such as marketing, finance, and R&D

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355. A nonprofit organization that uses donated money to help others is called a ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Foundation

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356. A criticism of sociocultural theory is that it does not give enough weight to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Genetics

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357. In a crowd of faces, researchers have found that people are quickest to detect a(n) _____ face.

Answer

Correct Answer: Angry

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358. ____________ statutes determine and govern professional practice.

Answer

Correct Answer: Licensure

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359. Anna freud's pioneering work was ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​on child analysis

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360. More college students than in past generations __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Change majors as they explore career options

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361. The idea that science should be based totally on objectively observable facts is called ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positivism

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362. The historical treatment of freud's impact upon psychology is still incomplete because ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Many of his papers and letters will not be publicly available until later in the 21st century

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363. Scientists have ______ between autism and childhood vaccines.

Answer

Correct Answer: Failed to find any association

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364. For bandura, the agent who controls the ____ controls behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Models

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365. Clinicians diagnose the presence of insomnia disorder using the ________ in the dsm-5.

Answer

Correct Answer: Biopsychosocial levels of analysis

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366. Without _____ most information would not be stored but would be lost.

Answer

Correct Answer: Recognition

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367. Within the limbic system, emotions are controlled by the _____ and _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hippocampus; thalamus

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368. Whether a group's final decision is risky or conservative depends on _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The dominant preexisting tendencies of the group

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369. When given _____, rats become ravenously hungry.

Answer

Correct Answer: Orexin

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370. When a person is awake and relaxed with their eyes closed an eeg will produce _____ waves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Alpha

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371. When a death occurs, ____ traditionally cover the mirrors in the house.

Answer

Correct Answer: Orthodox Jews

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372. When a choice concerns matters of personal value or taste, _____ communicators have more influence.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dissimilar

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373. When a baby searches for an object hidden under a blanket, he or she is displaying signs of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Object permanence

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374. Watson and skinner believed that ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Personality is shaped by rewards and punishments

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375. Vagueness, digressions, and odd ideas are key symptoms in ____

Answer

Correct Answer: Schizotypal

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376. Ursula is in the second stage of labor. she can expect __________ during this stage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Her baby to be born

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377. Up to age 95, the incidence of mental disintegration doubles every ___ years.

Answer

Correct Answer: 5

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378. Typically long pauses in responding are found in _____ schedules.

Answer

Correct Answer: Variable-ratio

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379. Two-year-old miguel's sentences"dad come," "mom laugh," and "truck gone"are examples of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Telegraphic speech

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380. Two problems with romantic love are that it _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is based on mystery and fantasy

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381. Today's positive psychology is grounded in an earlier view called the _____ perspective.

Answer

Correct Answer: Humanistic

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382. Today, most people who call themselves psychologists are in the _____ subfield of psychology.

Answer

Correct Answer: Clinical

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383. Throughout elementary and secondary school, __________ predicts academic success.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognitive self-regulations

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384. Three conditions must be met for punishment to have any observable effects on behavior: ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Significance, immediacy, and consistency

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385. This video demonstrates how a bird utilizes a ____________ to retrieve _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hooked wire; a basket of food

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386. Theories allow psychologists to make __________, such as a clients chance of recovery.

Answer

Correct Answer: Predictions

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387. The work ethic, self-identity, and self-fulfillment are all examples of ______ motives for working.

Answer

Correct Answer: Intrinsic

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388. The word correlation is often used as a synonym for _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Relationship

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389. The willingness of humans to engage in mating behavior is _________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Not clearly linked to the female's fertility cycle to ensure reproduction

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390. The use of barbiturates ________ anxiety and ________ nervous system activity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decreases; decreases

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391. The typical first-grader would begin school with a vocabulary of around ____ words.

Answer

Correct Answer: 10,000

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392. The type c behavior pattern is strongly associated with ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cancer

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393. The taste of food and relief from a headache are both ________ reinforcers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary

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394. The swiss scholar jean piaget made groundbreaking contributions to the study of _____ development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognitive

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395. The strongest proponents of the human unconscious mind's role in personality are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychodynamic theorists

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396. The stanford prison study demonstrates how a person's ________ affect(s) behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Role

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397. The sounds t, th, and sh are ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phonemes

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398. The social readjustment rating scale is intended to _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Give a numerical score that quantifies the amount of stress an individual has been experiencing

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399. The only way we can be confident in the correctness of a theory is _______________________

Answer

Correct Answer: Model Copier

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400. The only skin sense that has identifiable sensory receptors is __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pressure

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401. The myelin sheath is a _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fatty insulation wrapped around some axons that increases the rate at which impulse travel along the axon

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402. The most efficient way to condition a new response is _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Partial reinforcement effect

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403. The most commonly diagnosed learning disorder is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dyslexia

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404. The idea that alcoholism is a disease originated in a treatise by __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Benjamin Rush

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405. The hippocampus is crucial for memories involving ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Declarative information

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406. The aspect of color that corresponds to names such as red, green, and blue is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hue

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407. The area that is activated by feeling disgusted is the same area of the brain responsible for ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Taste

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408. The animal researcher _____ conducted classic studies of imprinting among goslings.

Answer

Correct Answer: Konrad Lorenz

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409. The alternating tones of a car alarm are a means to prevent ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Habituation

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410. The aida model is tailor-made for the ___________ approach.

Answer

Correct Answer: Indirect.

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411. The actual act of stealing a car provides a good example of the _____ component of morality.

Answer

Correct Answer: Behavioral

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412. The activationsynthesis theory of dreaming provides a _____ explanation for why people dream.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognitive

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413. The acknowledgment of the objective fact that one has experienced a death is called __________

Answer

Correct Answer: Bereavement

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414. The acceptance of positive stereotypes regarding gender can lead to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Benevolent sexism

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415. The ability to rebound from adversity and go on to lead a better life is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Resilience

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416. The ability to generate several thoughts in rapid succession is most specifically related to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Myelination.

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417. The ability to _____ is a better predictor of school grades than is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Delay gratification; social class

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418. The abc model is a feature of _____ therapy, developed by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rational-emotive behavioral; Albert Ellis

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419. The "pessimistic explanatory style" is defined as making _____ attributions for negative events.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal, stable, and global

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420. The "hidden observer" theory of hypnosis emphasizes the role of _____ in hypnosis.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dissociation

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421. The 'lost in space' program at semco could be considered ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: On-the-job training

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422. The ________ sense allows us to orient our body with respect to gravity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Vestibular

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423. The ________ seeks to find a resolution between the competing demands of the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ego; id and superego

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424. The ________ quickly assesses danger or threat.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amygdala

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425. The ________ perspective argues that other people have a large influence on our own behaviors.

Answer

Correct Answer: SocioculturaL

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426. The ________ is the central region of the neuron that manufactures new cell components.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cell body

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427. The ______ is the shortest segment of speech that, if changed, changes the meaning of the word.

Answer

Correct Answer: Phonemes

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428. The _____ of an emotion refers to whether it feels pleasant or unpleasant.

Answer

Correct Answer: Valence

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429. The _____ maps patterns of blood flow, oxygen use, and glucose consumption in the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: PET scan, positron-emission tomography

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430. The _____ is to the limbic system as an alarm is to a building.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amygdala

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431. The _____ illusion was used in the lord of the rings to make actors appear hobbit sized.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ames room

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432. Tests of ______ ability might contain measures of finger dexterity and manual dexterity aptitudes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychomotor

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433. Taking away something that hurts or bothers someone is called _____ reinforcement.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive

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434. Synaptic pruning refers to the _____ that helps strengthen connection between neurons.

Answer

Correct Answer: Natural reduction of unused synapses

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435. Stress has been shown to put people at a higher risk for ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Heart attack and stroke

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436. Stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogenics are all types of __________ drugs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychoactive

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437. Steroid hormones produce their effects by ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Entering cells and affecting gene expression

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438. Standards for building living space for non-human animal research subjects _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are far stricter than the standards for building a living space for humans

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439. Spearman theorized that underlying all mental abilities lay the ________, or ________ intelligence.

Answer

Correct Answer: G factor; general

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440. Somesthetic senses involve all of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Taste

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441. Some social scientists believe that _____ terms exaggerate minor differences between people.

Answer

Correct Answer: Color

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442. Some evidence exists suggesting that rewards may __________ intrinsic motivation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Undermine

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443. Short-wavelength light produces ______ colors, whereas long-wavelength light produces _____ colors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bluish; reddish

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444. Sensory reduction refers to the process of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Filtering and analyzing incoming sensations before sending a neural message to the cortex

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445. Romanian children raised in orphanages demonstrated _____ when shown pictures of emotional faces.

Answer

Correct Answer: Less reactivity in their limbic system

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446. Right after a car accident, __________ is (are) released to act as a temporary pain killer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endorphins

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447. Researchers reported a _______ correlation between persistence and self-efficacy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Positive

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448. Research on happiness suggests that ____ are more important than ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Subjective feelings; objective realities

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449. Rescorla and wagner introduced a(n) _____ component to classical conditioning.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognitive

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450. One of the psychological theories about theatre claims that laughter comes from ___.

Answer

Correct Answer: The ability to laugh is innate

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451. One of the first criminal justice scholars to study media contagion was _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ana Lisa Tota

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452. One key to the use of exercise in aiding good sleep is that __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: It is easier to sleep when one is tired

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453. One hundred years ago, most people died _____, while today they most often die in a hospital.

Answer

Correct Answer: At home

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454. Older adults show a much more pronounced decline in _____ memory than in _____ memory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retrieval; recognition

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455. Morphine, heroin, and methadone ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are derived from opium

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456. Loss of working memory is particularly likely to affect the ability to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Repeat a series of numbers just heard.

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457. Lilies, roses, tulips, and daisies all fit into the ________ of flower.

Answer

Correct Answer: Heuristic.

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458. Late in life, __________ factors show greater decrements than __________ factors.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fluid; crystallized

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459. In ________, learning occurs when two types of events are paired closely in time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Classical conditioning

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460. If you run a marathon, your body will release _____ to elevate your mood and reduce your pain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Endorphins

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461. If speed were of the essence, a computer is the best choice for making simple _____ for us.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decisions

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462. If a rat receives a shock each time it presses a lever, but not otherwise, we can say that _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shock is contingent on lever pressing

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463. Identical twins' brains seem to be virtually the same in areas associated with _____ intelligence.

Answer

Correct Answer: Verbal and spatial

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464. Horney felt that when women experience penis envy, it symbolizes their ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Lack of power and control in society

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465. Gardner and his associates are known for proposing the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Theory of multiple intelligences

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466. For james, the "conditions" of mental life are the influences of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The body

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467. Extinction occurs when the ________ no longer produces the ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: CS; CR

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468. Displaced aggression is most likely to occur when the target _______ to the instigator.

Answer

Correct Answer: Shares some similarity

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469. Discrimination in home loans and health care indicates __________ discrimination.

Answer

Correct Answer: Institutional

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470. Deindividuation is related to mobs in the same way that _______ is related to groups.

Answer

Correct Answer: Diffusion of responsibility

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471. Corporate psychopaths score very high on measures of selfishness, callousness, and ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The remorseless use of others

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472. Continuity is the tendency ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: To perceive things with a continuous pattern rather than with a complex, broken-up pattern.

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473. Compared to typical readers, readers with dyslexia showed ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Greater activation of Brocas area, which participates in speech production

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474. Chronic use of _____ can produce lasting damage to serotonin-releasing neurotransmitters.

Answer

Correct Answer: MDMA

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475. Chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas have a part of the brain that is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Analogous to the human Brocas area

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476. Children are most likely to pattern their own behavior based on the ____ of their parents.

Answer

Correct Answer: Actions

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477. Certain forms of depression are related to lowered levels of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Serotonin

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478. Cause and effect conclusions can be drawn from _____ studies.

Answer

Correct Answer: Experimental

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479. Careful formulation of a problem may help to avoid distractions from ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Personal biases

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480. Calvin hall found that most dreams are about ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Everyday life

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481. By the age of 5 years, the average child has a vocabulary of about _____ words.

Answer

Correct Answer: 10,000

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482. By best estimates, spoken human language emerged _____ years ago.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1 to 3 million

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483. By age five, most children _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Are capable of communicating adequately in their native language

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484. By _______ the medulla in rats, scientists were able to cause a cessation in breathing.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulating

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485. Brain imaging studies support the conclusion that meditation _____

Answer

Correct Answer: Induces an altered state of consciousness.

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486. Both mdma (or ecstasy) and pcp have recently been reclassified as ________ hallucinogenic drugs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulatory

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487. Body language is directly related to the ____ component of emotion.

Answer

Correct Answer: Behavioral

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488. Belle has bulimia and amanda has anorexia. outcome studies suggest that ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Belle would probably have a more positive prognosis than Amanda

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489. Beck believes that _____ are among the most important thinking patterns that lead to depression.

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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490. Because of their activity level, __________ are more likely to be injured than __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Boys; girls

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491. Based on your reading of the text, _____ may play a role in sudden infant death syndrome (sids).

Answer

Correct Answer: Sleep apnea

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492. Based on the triangular theory of love, _____ create(s) the concept of empty love.

Answer

Correct Answer: Commitment only

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493. At conception, your ________ is/are fixed.

Answer

Correct Answer: Genotype

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494. As secondary schools spread, they generally took the form of _____ academies.

Answer

Correct Answer: Private, tuition-charging

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495. Applause is a secondary reinforcer because __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The subject has learned to be reinforced by it

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496. Another term used to describe a conversational narcissist is _____ communicator.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-absorbed

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497. Animals produce endogenous circadian rhythms that last ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: About a day

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498. Anabolic steroid drugs are patterned after __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Testosterone

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499. An individual who believes that success is largely a matter of luck has an _____ locus of control.

Answer

Correct Answer: External

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500. An evolutionary psychologist would be most interested in the question of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Whether there is an adaptive reason why men tend to gamble more than women

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501. An evolutionary psychologist is most likely to endorse the _____ theory of helping behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Kin selection

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502. An ethical psychologist will __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Be committed to taking ethical action

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503. An effective drug prevention program on a college campus should emphasize __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The importance of drug prevention for college professors as well as college students

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504. An "environmental factor" accounting for the racial differences in iq scores would focus on ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Poverty's impact

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505. American children perform more poorly in _____ than students in some other countries.

Answer

Correct Answer: Math and science

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506. Alzheimer's leads to the accumulation of ____ in the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amyloid deposits

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507. Along with the basal ganglia, the ________ enables nonverbal learning and skill memory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cerebellum

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508. All of watsons methods are based on the concept of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​observation

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509. All of the following have been identified as problems with diagnosing adhd except that it _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Has symptoms that are apparent only in severe cases

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510. All of the following except __________ is considered one of the four basic aspects of temperament.

Answer

Correct Answer: Energy

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511. All of the following are phenomena that break traditional rules of conditioning except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Effects of reinforcement

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512. All of the following are decision points in helping behavior except ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Noticing.

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513. All of the following are considered forms of "death education" except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Death education for high school and college educators

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514. Aldosterone secretion is regulated by the presence of ________ in the circulation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Angiotensin II

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515. Alan neuringer demonstrated that with reinforcement, _____ could learn to behave randomly.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pigeons

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516. Aging men tend to talk about their bodies ____________ while women speak of ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: As wholes; parts of their bodies

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517. Adults with a history of __________ adversity exposure report __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Modest lifetime; greater life satisfaction

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518. Adolescents' use of the internet to write to the dead person or to vent their grief is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: An effective way to express their identity concerns

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519. According to your text, personality is each of the following except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unpredictable

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520. According to your text, humans possess more than ____ types of olfactory receptors.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1000

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521. According to watson, the elements of behavior are ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The body's muscular movement and glandular responses

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522. According to the yerkesdodson law, ____ (yerkes & dodson, 1908).

Answer

Correct Answer: The ideal amount of arousal interacts with the complexity of a task

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523. According to the textbook, psychology as a discipline has ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Engaged in the discriminatory practices that mark American culture as a whole

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524. According to the text, nonverbal flirting behavior may _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Signal interest to a potential partner

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525. According to the text, ______ allow social life to proceed with safety, order, and predictability.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conformity and obedience

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526. According to the self-determination theory, _____ is the need to produce desired outcomes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Competence

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527. According to the dsm-5, in order for adhd to be diagnosed _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Several symptoms have to begin before age 12

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528. According to the "motherhood mandate," ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Women are expected to have at least two children and rear them properly

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529. According to the ____ law, a neuron fires an action potential at only one level of intensity.

Answer

Correct Answer: All-or-none

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530. According to sternberg, ______ is the difference between liking someone and loving that person.

Answer

Correct Answer: Passion

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531. According to some studies, people who have religious commitments are more likely to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Live longer than do those who do not have religious beliefs

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532. According to research, the need for ________ encourages adam to engage politely with his coworkers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Affiliation

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533. According to research by _____________, one reason we feel hungry is because of stomach pangs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Washburn and Walter Cannon

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534. According to piaget's cognitive development theory, the _____ stage occurs during infancy.

Answer

Correct Answer: Sensorimotor

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535. According to maslow, adults must achieve _________ before moving on to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Love; esteem

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536. According to freud, the deepest level of a persons consciousness will __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Affect the storage and recall of memories

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537. According to abraham maslow, ________ is the need to find meaning and identity beyond the self.

Answer

Correct Answer: Self-transcendence

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538. According to _____, altruistic behavior is guided by calculations of costs and benefits.

Answer

Correct Answer: Social exchange theory

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539. According to ________, certain movements can stimulate emotions.

Answer

Correct Answer: The facial feedback effect

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540. About one in ____ adolescent american girls becomes pregnant each year.

Answer

Correct Answer: Six

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541. About _____ percent of all emerging u.s. adults are within the normal range for body weight.

Answer

Correct Answer: 50

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542. A persons ________ rate is the amount of energy she expends in a given period of time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Metabolic

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543. A person high in ____________ might try skydiving or bungee jumping.

Answer

Correct Answer: Openness to experience

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544. A major advantage provided by emotion is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: In its ability to produce arousal

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545. A ballistic movement ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proceeds automatically once it has been triggered

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546. __________ are systematic and predictable mistakes that influence judgment and decision making.

Answer

Correct Answer: Biases

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547. ________ speculated that thinking operates as a form of internal speech.

Answer

Correct Answer: John B. Watson

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548. ________ is thought to be an advantage associated with the development of color vision in primates.

Answer

Correct Answer: The capacity to discriminate ripe from unripe fruit

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549. ________ is exemplified by stroking the hand of another person.

Answer

Correct Answer: Somatosensation

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550. ________ did research about the inconsistencies between thought and action.

Answer

Correct Answer: Festinger

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551. ________ are goals framed in terms of positive experiences that you seek directly.

Answer

Correct Answer: Approach goals

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552. ______ is a synthesized form of the derivative of the grain fungus ergot.

Answer

Correct Answer: LSD

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553. _____ may help us to generalize, whereas _____ may help us accomplish a goal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Concepts/problem solving

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554. _____ is an eating disorder defined by self-imposed restrictions on calorie intake.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anorexia nervosa

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555. _____ is a feature of wave patterns that allows us to distinguish between loud and soft sounds.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amplitude

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556. _____ involves the manipulation of genes using technology to determine their effect on behavior.

Answer

Correct Answer: Molecular genetics

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557. _____ involves denying that you are ill or are facing other obvious stresses.

Answer

Correct Answer: Avoidance coping

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558. _____ includes knowing about oneself and thoughts about ones experiences.

Answer

Correct Answer: Awareness

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559. _____ are stimulant drugs that people use to boost energy, stay awake, or lose weight.

Answer

Correct Answer: Amphetamines

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560. _____ antagonists have been used to treat obesity in humans.

Answer

Correct Answer: Serotonin

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561. Women are more likely to be diagnosed with ________________ and men with __________________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Borderline personality; antisocial personality

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562. The onset of ________ typically begins with a weight-loss diet.

Answer

Correct Answer: Anorexia nervosa

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563. The millennial generation will bring a high degree of ____ into the workforce.

Answer

Correct Answer: Technological sophistication

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564. The focusing of mental resources on select information is called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attention

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565. When people describe themselves in personal ads, women often offer _______ and seek _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Attractiveness; status

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566. The greater the _________, the larger the zone of proximal development.

Answer

Correct Answer: Improvement that comes with help.

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567. The sq3r study method emphasizes the importance of _____ information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Retrieving information.

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568. When _____________ is low, customers are likely to abandon your product if you raise prices?

Answer

Correct Answer: Switching cost

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569. Someone with prosopagnosia has difficulty with ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Recognizing faces.

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570. In __________ tolerance, tolerance to one drug may extend to other closely related drugs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Cross

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571. Along each strip of somatosensory cortex, different sub-areas respond to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Different areas of the body

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572. ________ have over 85% of the l,669 federally designated mental health professional shortage areas.

Answer

Correct Answer: Rural areas

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573. Research has indicated that rats become more vulnerable to ulcers when exposed to ________ shocks.

Answer

Correct Answer: Uncontrollable

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574. An alternative method to using a random assignment, is ____________________________

Answer

Correct Answer: To conduct a longitudinal study

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575. The social-cognitive perspective has linked the experience of depression with _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Learned helplessness

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576. Gibson emphasized studying _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Invariant information from the environment

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577. The terms ego and id, which do not precisely represent freud's ideas, are examples of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Data distorted by translationc

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578. As people approach the end of middle adulthood, they focus on _________ goals.

Answer

Correct Answer: Longer-term, less personal

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579. The funeral service of michael jackson assumed a _________ quality.

Answer

Correct Answer: Quality

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580. Functionalism emerged partly in response to the publication of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The Origin of the Species, by Charles Darwin

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581. Homicide data reveal that men who are _________ and ___________ are most likely to commit homicide.

Answer

Correct Answer: Poor;unmarried

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582. An implication of inclusive fitness theory on familial relations is that __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Elder members of an extended kin family will encourage younger members to behave more altruistically toward collateral kin

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583. A code of ethics for psychologists helps to do all of the following except __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Establish public doubt

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584. When the court decides if the governments methods are fair, it is basing its decision on _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Procedural due process

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585. As societies became larger, humans devised new cultural systems to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Maintain group cohesion

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586. Defense mechanisms are _____ strategies employed by the ego to reduce anxiety and avoid conflict.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unconscious

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587. Freud suggested that conversion disorders were caused by _______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Traumatic experience

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588. A(n) _____________ is a group of people working together to accomplish a goal.

Answer

Correct Answer: Task force.

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589. When behavior is motivated by reinforcers in the environment, it is driven by _____ motivation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Extrinsic

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590. Two- and three-word sentences that contain only the most necessary words are called _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Telegraphic speech

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591. Richard plays video games for many hours each day. richard can expect to have lower _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Grades at school

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592. The receptive fields of cortical s1 neurons are _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Smaller for the fingers than the forearm

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593. The purpose of the comparator is to _______ eye movements.

Answer

Correct Answer: Keep track of which image movements on the retina are due to.

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594. The maximum absorption for the long-wavelength cone pigment is at ____ nm.

Answer

Correct Answer: 531.

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595. The _____ analogy is used to describe the relationship of neurotransmitters with receptor sites.

Answer

Correct Answer: lock and key

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596. The ____ pathway conducts signals from the front and sides of the tongue to the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Chorda tympani

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597. A(n) _______ eye movement rapidly changes fixation from one object or location to another.

Answer

Correct Answer: Saccade

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598. The primary auditory cortex (a1) is organized in a _______ manner.

Answer

Correct Answer: Tonotopic.

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599. Observer bias relates mainly to ________ whereas observer effects stem from ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Researchers; participants

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600. The requirements for a masters degree in psychology generally include __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Two years of graduate study in a subfield, practicum experience, and a thesis

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601. The process of weighing, synthesizing, and evaluating evidence is called _____ thinking.

Answer

Correct Answer: Critical

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602. Mindful meditation encourages practitioners to __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Focus on one particular image or thought

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603. Men experience a gradual decline in sperm count, _____, and speed of erection and ejaculation.

Answer

Correct Answer: Testosterone level

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604. The first step in building a behavior chain is to do a ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: Task analysis

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605. The meanings derived from words or sentences are collectively known as the ________ of language.

Answer

Correct Answer: Semantics

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606. Sildenafil (viagra) works by ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​increasing release of nitric oxide in the hypothalamus and penis

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607. A major study of 166 cultures found that the concept of romantic love existed ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: In the vast majority, if not all, the cultures studied

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608. Nystagmus is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: A sensation of dizziness and rotational movement when such movement is not occurring

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609. ________ is a system used for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data.

Answer

Correct Answer: The scientific method

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610. Stimulants ________ appetite and ________ self-confidence.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decrease; increase

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611. Today, adolescence has been redefined as a time of _____, rather than _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Preparation; participation

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612. The major disadvantage of a blood-brain barrier is that ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Certain required chemicals must be actively transported

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613. Some researchers restrict the possibility of self-aware consciousness to species that ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exhibit complex social behavior

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614. Acknowledging that an experience is different from the sum of its elements is reflective of ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Gestalt psychology

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615. About ____ percent of male and female teenagers identify themselves as gay or lesbian.

Answer

Correct Answer: Five

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616. It is believed that hebbian synapses may be critical for ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: ​associative learning

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617. Wundt's focus was on ____, whereas titchener's was on ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Synthesis of elements; analysis of elements

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618. Random selection enhances ________ and random assignment enhances ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: External validity; internal validity

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619. The epigenetic principle is a key component of ____ theory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Psychosocial

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620. The unreliability of ________ led to the waning popularity of structuralism.

Answer

Correct Answer: Introspection

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621. The self-serving bias is to _____ as the self-effacing bias is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Blaming failure on situational factors; blaming failure on internal, personal factors

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622. The saclike structures found inside the synaptic knob containing chemicals are called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Synaptic Vesicles

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623. Meditation has been compared to _____, the relaxed sense that all is well.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypnagogic reverie

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624. John b. watson is to edward titchener as ________ is to ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Observable behavior; inner sensations

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625. Explicit associations are typically ________, whereas implicit associations are often ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Conscious, unconscious

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626. Cocking your head would be most useful for detecting the ________ of a sound.

Answer

Correct Answer: Location

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627. Atypical neuroleptic medications work by affecting _____ in the brain.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dopamine and serotonin

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628. Amphetamines ________ appetite and ________ self-confidence.

Answer

Correct Answer: Decrease, increase

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629. _____ is the appearance of multiple simultaneous psychological disorders in the same person.

Answer

Correct Answer: Comorbidity

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630. Brain scans reveal that different ________ are activated when we process verbs rather than nouns.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neural networks

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631. Raspberries are examples of sounds made in the ___________ stage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Control of phonation

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632. Karina loves oranges and apples. both are __________ for the category of __________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Exemplars; fruit

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633. Teratogens can interfere with prenatal development and harm the unborn child by ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Passing from the placenta into the fetus's blood supply

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634. Pavlov called reflexes present at birth __________ reflexes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unconditional

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635. Pavlov was conducting research on _____ before he started researching associations.

Answer

Correct Answer: Salivation

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636. Work-family conflict is a type of _____ stressor.

Answer

Correct Answer: Nonwork hindrance

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637. With respect to parenting style, coercive is to confrontative as _____ is to _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Authoritarian; authoritative

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638. Watching the night sky for shooting stars is likely to be reinforced on a ________ schedule.

Answer

Correct Answer: Variable-interval

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639. The perception of higher-pitched sounds is called ________ coding.

Answer

Correct Answer: Place

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640. The peak of synaptic overproduction in the _____ occurs at about the fourth postnatal month.

Answer

Correct Answer: Visual cortex

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641. The experience of a fugue state is indicative of a(n) ________ disorder.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dissociative

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642. The best term to describe how the monocular depth cue of occlusion works would be ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Overlapping

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643. The _______ _______ reinforcement schedule results in "break and run" patterns if responding.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fixed ratio

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644. Sleepwalking and sleep terrors are _____ that tend to occur in _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Parasomnias, stage 3 & 4 NREM

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645. Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a ________ schedule

Answer

Correct Answer: Variable-ratio

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646. Psychologists use the term ________ to refer to human resilience under stress.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hardiness

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647. One important difference between a mylinated and unmylinated axon is _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: The neural impulse is faster in the myelinated axon

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648. Malcolm has just taken a position as an emergency room nurse. he is likely to notice _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Emerging adults with a variety of injuries

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649. Like a key in a lock, the shape of the _____ must fit the _____ to affect the postsynaptic neuron.

Answer

Correct Answer: Neurotransmitter; receptor site

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650. Intrinsic is to ____ as extrinsic is to ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal; external

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651. Hypnosis, daydreaming, and meditation are all examples of _____ states of consciousness.

Answer

Correct Answer: Altered

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652. For the behaviorist, personality is a set of learned responses or ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Habits

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653. Electroencephalographs (eegs) of individuals in stage n1 sleep are characterized by _____ waves.

Answer

Correct Answer: Theta

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654. Elder maltreatment is primarily carried out by _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Family members, specifically a spouse.

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655. Critics have suggested that piaget underestimated _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: CorrectC. genetic influences on cognition

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656. Allport used _____ to conduct research on personality.

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Correct Answer: The lexical approach

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657. According to ____, animals have no soul and thus are automata.

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Correct Answer: Descartes

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658. Absenteeism, drug and alcohol abuse, and disciplinary problems are examples of _____.

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Correct Answer: Counterproductive work behaviors

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659. A test that does not discriminate against the members of any minority group is termed a _____ test.

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Correct Answer: Culture-fair

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660. Children who live in poverty perform worse on intelligence tests because they________.

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Correct Answer: Experience more pervasive daily stress, which affect how the brain functions and develops, this causing a dip in IQ scores.

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661. Vygotsky's theory stresses the __________ of cognitive development.

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Correct Answer: Social context

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662. The myers-briggs type indicator is considered a(n) ______ test.

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Correct Answer: Personality

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663. During emerging adulthood, all body systems _____.

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Correct Answer: Function optimally

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664. The ___________ records jewish interpretations of the _____________ which is their sacred text.

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Correct Answer: Talmud; Torah

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665. The calculation of the mean of a group of scores is the same as fechner's ____.

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Correct Answer: Method of average error

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666. Actions in tertiary circular reactions are ____.

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Correct Answer: Intentional from the beginning

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667. According to wayne osgood (2009), all deviance can be explained on the basis of ____.

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Correct Answer: Propensity and opportunity for deviance

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668. According to piaget, it is not until _____ that we truly become representational thinkers.

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Correct Answer: Early childhood

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669. According to piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the ________ stage is to the ________ stage.

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Correct Answer: Preoperational; concrete operational

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670. About _______ of late adolescents remain in foreclosure or diffusion identity statuses.

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Correct Answer: 50%

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671. A(n) ______________________ is a section of dna containing a sequence of amines.

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Correct Answer: Gene

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672. A characteristic that first shows up in the formal operational stage is _______.

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Correct Answer: Abstract thinking

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673. __________ parents are extremely strict, unresponsive, and expect obedience from their children.

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Correct Answer: Authoritarian

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674. ____ refers to the degree of assistance provided to children in the zone of proximal development.

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Correct Answer: Scaffolding

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675. According to john horn, _____ steadily declines from middle adulthood onward.

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Correct Answer: Fluid intelligence

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