The chief function of homeostasis is to ________
a) prevent balance
b) maintain a steady state
c) regulate emotions
d) control sexual urges
ANS: b
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The Oedipus complex and the Electra complex occur in the __________________ stage of psychosexual development.
A) genital B) phallic C) latent D) anal
Josh loves to sing country songs in the shower, his car, and the psychology building. However, when Josh attends a funeral, he is quiet and somber just like everyone else. According to Mischel's cognitive-affective theory of personality, Josh behaves differently in different places due to ____.?
a. ?his lack of conditions of worth b. ?his external locus of control c. ?cognitive person variables d. ?repression and sublimation
In Dollard and Miller's learning theory of personality, cues are
a. stimuli which are strong enough to goad a person into action. b. responses that an individual perceives in the environment. c. external stimuli that signal the presence or absence of reinforcement. d. such things as hunger, pain, thirst, lust, and fear.
Sarita tends to classify her classmates, her teachers, and information presented in class as absolutely right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable, or good or bad, while also seeing herself as very successful or failing miserably. Sarita is exhibiting
a. all-or-nothing thinking. b. selective perception. c. overgeneralization. d. personification.