You take a psychology course and receive an A for the semester, and then decide that you like psychology and want to be a psychology major. Which principle best explains your attitude?
a. reinforcement
b. imitation
c. balance
d. dissonance reduction
Answer: A
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a. for some people, therapy is tremendously helpful. b. for some people, therapy is unsuccessful. c. overall, therapy is effective for more people than not. d. all of these statements are true.
The pituitary gland is known as the _______ gland because it controls the other glands in the body
A) master B) alpha C) dominant D) ventral
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a. infancy c. elementary school b. preschool d. middle school
Gametes are mature reproductive cells that
A) will eventually form the sex organs of the fetus. B) secrete Müllerian inhibiting substance. C) carry half the genetic information of other cells of the body. D) are formed by the union of an egg and a sperm during fertilization. E) contain 23 pairs of chromosomes.