Cross-cultural studies of children's ability to create representational drawings of people seem to show that this skill is
A) hardwired into the brain.
B) influenced by learning.
C) absent in most non-urbanized cultures.
D) more prominent in more rural cultures.
B
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In which decade were the Hawthorne studies published
a. 1920s b. 1930s c. 1960s d. 1980s
Lexie is taking her first psychology course. She has been reading her textbook, taking notes in class, and performed well on the multiple choice tests so far. Now, her psychology instructor has given the class the assignment to look up some research articles in the PsycINFO database and summarize them. Lexie understands that she must meet several competencies in psychology and that this
assignment to locate and summarize articles will help her to meet which goal? a. values of psychology b. application of psychology c. personal development d. information and technological literacy
According to behavior modification, if a habit is not reinforced it will become
a. extinguished. c. stronger. b. repetitive. d. none of these.
Dr. Guavita asked fifty smokers a series of questions about their childhoods and then collected blood samples from them. He found a high correlation between levels of the stress hormone cortisol and amount of reported childhood trauma. Dr. Guavita's research shows that childhood trauma
A. causes high stress levels in adults. B. causes high cortisol levels in adults. C. may be related to stress levels in adults. D. is unrelated to stress levels in adults.