Caitlin's son, Justin, misbehaves often. When Justin misbehaves, Caitlin sometimes ignores him but yells at him at other times, depending on how much energy she has to expend. Caitlin does not realize she is sending mixed messages to Justin about punishment and bad behavior. Caitlin lacks a good sense of ________ consistency
a. interagent c. intertransgression
b. intra-agent d. inductive
B
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a. ?absolute threshold b. ?doctrine of specific nerve energies c. ?decision threshold d. ?just noticeable difference e. ?threshold of consciousness
In the immediate aftermath of social rejection, people tend to respond in several predictable ways. Which of the following is NOT one of the typical (temporary) responses?
a. experiencing a feeling of numbness, or "nothingness" b. being "stupid" in terms of complex cognitive tasks c. showing a high degree of self-regulation d. being especially attuned to social cues and information about others
If your circadian rhythm becomes out of step with clock time when you travel, you experience a phenomenon known as:
A. sleep spindles B. activation-synthesis C. paradoxical sleep D. jet lag
A change in a population’s genes from one generation to the next due to chance or accident is referred to as a ____
a. mutation b. migration c. splicing event d. genetic drift