You overhear a psychologist presenting a lecture to an introductory psychology class. The teacher mentions "purposeful or goal-directed behavior that may vary in intensity from one occasion to another." You recognize that he is talking about which type of behavior?
a) motivated
b) emotional
c) frustrated
d) preconscious
ANS: a
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Suppose that we take 15 gay couples and observe the difference within couples in terms of age. Then we take 15 straight couples are record the same differences. We want to test if straight couples are more similar in age than gay couples. (There is some reason to expect that this is true.) What statistical procedure would be most appropriate?
a. computing a correlation coefficient for each couple b. running an independent samples t test between gays and straights c. running a t test for related samples d. using a chi-square test
Which is a legitimate criticism of Piaget's theory?
a. Too much emphasis on unconscious thoughts b. Too much emphasis on children as "computing machines" (complete with software) c. Not enough emphasis on sociocultural influences d. Not enough emphasis on stages of development
The body's fight-or-flight response reflects activation of the ______ branch of the ______ nervous system
a) sympathetic; autonomic b) sympathetic; somatic c) parasympathetic; somatic d) parasympathetic; autonomic
With respect to sensory changes in middle age, one commonly experiences a(n):
a. increased ability to hear low-frequency sounds, but decreased ability to hear high-frequency sounds b. increased sensitivity to pain, but decreased sensitivity to smell c. increased sensitivity to smell, but decreased sensitivity to pain d. decline in visual acuity and decline in reaction time