Elderly people with elevated blood levels of _____________ learned a maze ________ than did those with normal levels
a. glucocorticoids; more slowly
b. glucocorticoids; more quickly
c. thyroxine; more slowly
d. thyroxine; more quickly
e. testosterone; more slowly
Answer: a. glucocorticoids; more slowly
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b. When men gossip, they are more likely to gossip to acquaintances. c. When men gossip, they are more likely to gossip to romantic partners. d. Research shows there are actually no gender differences related to gossiping.
Oliver’s When Oliver awakens, he remembers dreaming of being in an orphanage with no food to eat. According to Freud, what is the manifest content of dream?
a. ?The orphanage and lack of food represent Oliver’s repressed sexuality. b. ?Oliver is trying to cope with feelings of insecurity. c. ?Oliver recalls being in an orphanage with no food to eat. d. ?Oliver’s dream has no manifest content, only latent content.
A paraphilia is a
A. type of neurotic obsession. B. mental disorder that reflects sexual deviancy. C. desire to kill one's parents. D. manifestation of psychopathic behavior.
What does the observation that agreement rates for schizophrenia are high in identical twins suggest?
a. That intense emotional bonds trigger schizophrenia. b. That schizophrenia does not really run in families because twins are so rare. c. That schizophrenia is imitated in close relationships. d. That there is a biological basis for the disorder.