Which of the following statements concerning homosexuality is true?
A) Homosexuals have abnormal hormone levels.
B) As children, most homosexuals were molested by an adult homosexual.
C) Homosexuals had a domineering opposite-sex parent.
D) Research indicates that sexual orientation may be at least partly physiological.
Answer: D) Research indicates that sexual orientation may be at least partly physiological.
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a. work list task b. dual task c. paired-associate task d. implicit learning task
"Adaptation" has many varied meanings, but to Piaget, it meant
a. minimizing parent/child conflicts through discussion. b. habituating to the environment's stabilities. c. making adjustments in response to the environment's demands. d. modifying the organism's genotype.
Alice is studying the following subjects in order: geography, sociology, and psychology. Which example illustrates retroactive interference?
a) She is able to use the same retrieval cues for all three subjects. b) She recalls sociology material when trying to answer geography test questions. c) Her performance on recall items on all tests exceeds her recognition performance. d) When taking the psychology test, geography, and sociology material keeps coming to mind.
When Jill met Jack for the first time, she was amazed and thrilled by what she saw and heard. Aside from the fact that Jack was very good looking, he was polite, kind, and incredibly respectful. They began dating after that. Jack was actually rather rude and obnoxious. It took some time, though, before this seemed to sink in for Jill. What could explain Jill's failure to be aware of these characteristics sooner?
a) secondary appraisal b) primacy effect c) post-impression effect d) recency effect