Describe the physical and psychological problems associated with cigarette smoking.
What will be an ideal response?
The devastating effects of early smoking were brought home in a research study that found that smoking in the adolescent years causes permanent genetic changes in the lungs and forever increases the risk of lung cancer, even if the smoker quits. In two studies, cigarette smoking in adolescence was linked with emotional problems. The damage was much less likely among smokers in the study who started during their twenties. The early age of onset of smoking was more important in predicting genetic damage than how heavily the individuals smoked.
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According to the research on gender comparisons in language style,
a. no consistent gender differences are found in cursing or using obscene words. b. no consistent gender differences are found in writing style. c. when speaking, women consistently use more hesitant phrases, such as "It could be that…" d. gender differences in language style depend on factors such as the gender of the conversational partner.
Why is phantom limb pain most severe at first and then later lessens?
A. The brain corrects its image of the body to accommodate for the lost limb. B. It takes some time for the correct dose of painkiller to be identified. C. The brain simply habituates to the pain. D. Usually psychotherapy takes some time to have an effect on the pain.
What is most likely to interfere with creativity??
a. ?natural concepts b. ?functional fixedness c. ?divergent thinking d. ?inductive reasoning
Gertrude voted "yes" on a ballot question about whether convicted sex offenders should be banned from being within 500 feet of a playground. Afterwards, she realized that she voted yes because she was disgusted by the
thought of sex offenders near playgrounds, but did not really consider whether the ban would actually decrease the probability that a child would be harmed. Gertrude used ________________ to make her decision. a. the affect heuristic b. objective analysis c. confirmation bias d. the availability heuristic