People tend to show little variation in weight from year to year. This constant weight is referred to as the individual's:

a. homeostatic weight
b. set point
c. ventromedial weight
d. optimal weight


B

Psychology

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According to Freud, a young boy goes through a stage of feeling sexual attraction to his mother and aggression toward his father. Freud called this stage the ___________ complex

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

The histrionic seeks __________, while the narcissist needs __________.

A. attention; admiration B. acceptance; admiration C. admiration; attention D. acceptance; approval

Psychology

When discussing her life, 60-year-old Erica says, "I am quite happy the way I am and I see no need to go out and make new friends." This statement best fits with the basic premise of _____ theory.

A. socioemotional selectivity B. social learning C. resistant attachment D. gender typing

Psychology

Whenever you are doing mental arithmetic, planning a meal, or reading a book, you are using __________ memory

a. procedural b. working c. eidetic d. implicit

Psychology