Twenty-five-year-old Kelly would characterize herself as "mostly homosexual"—but still occasionally attracted to men—though she does not identify as a bisexual. Her self-description is consistent with the notion of a

A) heterosexual orientation.
B) homosexual orientation.
C) bisexual orientation.
D) fluid sexual identity.


D) fluid sexual identity. Stage models may also overemphasize the stability of sexual identity. Particularly for women, there are more fluid sexual identities, which include categories such as "mostly heterosexual," "mostly homosexual," and "unlabeled" in addition to homosexual, heterosexual, and bisexual.

Psychology

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Clinical neuropsychology and ____ both focus on sensations and perceptions and on motor movements

a. psychophysical assessment b. cognition c. neurology d. psychiatry

Psychology

The receptors for smell are called:

A. olfactory cells B. Pacinian corpuscles C. ossicles D. taste buds

Psychology

Juanita usually teaches her math class by presenting factual information regarding the various math concepts, then she demonstrates these concepts in several problems, and lastly, she gives the students math problems to practice their new skills. Juanita's teaching style would be classified as __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Paradoxical sleep was so called because

a. this type of sleep is a mystery to scientists. b. the EEG tracings during paradoxical sleep vary wildly from person to person. c. the EEG tracings during paradoxical sleep can only be interpreted by the sleeper. d. the EEG tracings during this type of sleep resemble those of a person who is awake.

Psychology