A psychologist develops a new test for measuring a construct he calls “need for Status.” However, another psychologist to whom he shows the test says it looks like a measure of “need for Achievement.” What type of evidence does the first psychologist need to collect to persuade the second psychologist?

If you want to remember information long after the college exam on it is over, which of the following is an adaptive learning strategy?

a. cram for the exam b. avoid encoding variability c. use visual imagery to study items you have not mastered d. use distributed practice during study

One's skin color is controlled by the expression of many genes working together in combination. Thus, skin color is a __________ characteristic

a. dominant b. recessive c. polygenic d. sex-linked

Grandma Grace recently lost her husband. With the stress of his death, she is experiencing an increased risk of dying herself within one month. This provides evidence for:

a. psychoneuroimmunology c. avoidance-avoidance conflict b. classical conditioning d. eustress

Brain development enables a child to better pay attention to school work

Indicate whether the statement is true or false