According to the article Attachment in Separation concerning divorced or separated mothers' interactions with their children, an abstraction which is treated as a real thing and used as a cause is called a(n):
(a) dependent variable
(b) reified construct
(c) standardized test
(d) control group
B
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A. 10 to 20 percent B. 15 to 25 percent C. 25 to 30 percent D. 30 to 50 percent
In psychosexual theory, which of the following terms refers to reality-oriented functions such as perception, learning, memory, and judgment?
a. Superego b. Ego c. Id d. Unconscious
Which of the following statements is true regarding new discoveries about genotypes and phenotypes?
Genes affect only a handful of behaviors. Most environmental influences on children raised in the same home are not shared. People tend to choose friends and associates based solely on social interactions. In nonidentical twins, genes elicit responses that are not explained in our current understanding.
Information from the left half of the visual field is processed by
A. the left eye and the left occipital cortex. B. both the right and left occipital cortices. C. both eyes and the right hemisphere occipital cortex. D. both eyes and the left hemisphere occipital cortex.