Veronica feels sad whenever she sees homeless people. She worries that they are cold at night and may not have enough to eat. Hoffman would suggest that Veronica is exhibiting ________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
empathy
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Psychological and social influences involved in neurocognitive disorder
a. help determine the onset and course b. are direct causes c. have no influence d. have not been studied
Which dual-career conflict statement is TRUE?
A. Dual-career couples tend to have the fewest work role conflicts. B. Burnout from work and parenting has a greater impact on working women. C. The amount of time a couple spends together is the most important predictor of conflict. D. The United States is one of the few countries in which the division of labor between men and women is so equitable that it does not lead to conflict.
In a classic study by Meyer and Schvaneveldt (1971), participants were shown pairs of words. Participants' goal was to indicate whether both words were real words by pressing "yes" if they were or "no" if they were not
Participants responded faster when the two words were related in meaning (e.g., nurse and doctor) than when the two words were not related in meaning (e.g., nurse and butter). These results demonstrate an effect of content knowledge known as ___. a. encoding of distinctive features b. spreading activation c. strategy learning d. metacognition