Which of the following examples best represents the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
a) Bill has a bad test score because he did not study.
b) Dan plays his best games when they mean the most to the team and his arousal is moderately high.
c) Mary buys a new car.
d) Toni watches TV all night.
b
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Freud believed that patients could not identify their psychological conflicts without the help of a therapist. This was primarily because Freud believed that:
A) non-psychiatrists do not have the training to understand their own psychology. B) people are not aware of their psychological conflicts because they are located in the unconscious mind. C) most people are too busy to think about their internal motivations and conflicts. D) people are too biased to objectively assess their mental state on their own.
A pus-like discharge from the penis and burning upon urination are symptomatic of __________
a) AIDS. b) syphilis. c) gonorrhea. d) genital herpes.
Which factor in the theory of planned behavior has most in common with Bandura's concept of self-efficacy?
A) A person's intention whether or not to perform an action B) A person's belief of how much s/he can control an action C) A person's assessment concerning outcomes of an action D) A person's belief about social pressures to take an action
Which statement about gender-atypical children in middle childhood is true?
A. Although gender-atypical children sometimes feel rejected, they seldom experience serious adjustment difficulties. B. Children who, on gender typicality, express an androgynous identity tend to report high self-esteem and few internalizing problems. C. Experts agree that the best way to help gender-atypical children is to encourage them to become more gender typical. D. Gender-typical and gender-atypical children show similar gains in self-esteem in third through seventh grade.