Someone blind because of damage to the visual cortex continues feeling wakeful when the sun rises and sleepy at night. How can we explain this tendency?
a. The light excites certain receptors in the skin
b. After many years, people have learned habits of waking and sleeping at certain times.
c. The eyes send information to other brain areas that control waking.
d. Certain parts of the brain can grow back after damage.
c
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Research suggests that male rats who are under stress respond with the fight or flight syndrome, while female rats who are under stress respond with the tend and befriend syndrome. Does the same pattern hold true for humans?
a. In general, yes, this pattern holds true for humans. b. In general, no—men and women show a mix of both syndromes. c. In general, no—women show the same fight or flight syndrome as men. d. In general, no—men show the fight or flight syndrome while women show a simple tendency for flight.
Cultural diversity can affect some of the interpersonal relationships between staff. One example noted in the textbook is:
a. East Indian male physicians treat European American patients with more respect than they treat patients from their own cultural background. b. Nurses of Asian or Latina backgrounds are sometimes reluctant to stand up to questionable behavior by European American doctors c. Male and female nurses are the only employees who do not have interpersonal relationship issues due to their relatively low status. d. There is no evidence of religion affecting decisions about health care, but it has been found to cause tensions between employees.
A child who cleans up their room to avoid losing a privilege is operating at the _____ level of Kohlberg's theory
a. conventional c. nonconventional b. post conventional d. preconventional
Virtually all studies done in psychology rely on studying people representative of a larger group. The groups of people who participate in these studies are most commonly known as
A. samples B. populations C. mesosystems D. independent variables