The single word that best describes the function of defense mechanisms is
a. projection.
b. protection.
c. integration.
d. compensation.
B
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According to the text, one implication that follows from the increase in technology in manufacturing is
a. higher wages for unskilled U.S. workers. b. the decline of high-paying, low-skilled manufacturing jobs. c. factories moving overseas or to the suburbs. d. an increase in the urban tax base.
In contemporary U.S. society, the term "emerging adulthood" would be used most accurately when describing individuals in which of the following age groups?
a. ages 14-18 b. ages 16-18 c. ages 16-22 d. ages 18-24
Precocious 12 to 14-year-old college students with unusually high levels of verbal intelligence are most likely to:
A. retrieve information from memory at an unusually rapid speed B. perform at only an average level on tests of mathematical aptitude C. experience less loneliness and achieve happier marriages than the average college student D. demonstrate unusually high levels of the practical managerial intelligence common to successful business executives
Which of the following drugs is cross-dependent with Seconal, a barbiturate?
A. alcohol B. marijuana C. heroin D. LSD E. cocaine