Marisol was on the phone and had to jot down an important phone number. She rummaged through her purse for a pen, but all she found were a pair of tweezers and an old lipstick. Her failure to consider using the lipstick to write down the number is an example of:
a. A mental set
b. Functional fixedness
c. Confirmation bias
d. Backward working heuristic.
e. None of the above
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What can we conclude about the adjustment patterns of lesbian women?
a. In general, lesbian women tend to be less self-confident than heterosexual women. b. Given the level of heterosexism in our culture, it's surprising that lesbian women do not have more psychological problems. c. In several important areas, lesbian women tend to have psychological problems; however, these problems are directly caused by heterosexism. d. On most important dimensions, lesbian women tend to be better adjusted than heterosexual women.
Which statement about aerobic exercise is TRUE?
A) Exercise improves mood by suppressing the secretion of dopamine. B) To produce benefits on mood, a person must exercise three times a week. C) Exercise improves mood by suppressing the secretion of serotonin. D) As little as 30 minutes of exercise per day can boost mood.
According to Erikson, the primary task of adolescence is to:
a. begin developing intimate relationships. b. develop ego identity. c. feel industrious and want to accomplish things. d. go to high school.
Which of the following measures involves sampling behavior with a task?
a. putting a number of objects in front of a child and having the child count them b. listening to children's everyday conversations and recording the complexity of their sentence structures c. asking children how much television they watch in one week d. having children fill out a questionnaire about their study habits