With only a couple of moments left in class, your professor says, "In the next class meeting, we will discuss a condition found in very few autistic people where they possess some unusual ability." Since you keep up on the textbook reading, you know that the professor is referring to:
A. metacognition
B. savants
C. ritual behavior
D. ADHD
Answer: B
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A mother tells her son that if he doesn't sleep he won't grow. The mother is:
A. partly correct in that growth hormones are released during Non-REM sleep B. relying on an old folk tale that has no support in science C. partly correct in that a rested body grows faster D. correct because we do most of our growing when we are asleep
Regarding the experiment in which smoke was blown into a room, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The results of the experiment lend support to the idea that in real emergencies, people underestimate the need for action as each person attempts to appear calm. b. Participants working in groups politely kept their eyes on their papers and avoided looking at others or the smoke. c. When the participants working in groups noticed the smoke, they looked to other people for clues as to what was happening. d. The participants working alone in the room were more likely to wait before responding to the smoke.
Felicity loves to ski, so she decides to drop out of college for a couple of years to become a ski instructor. She informs her parents that this is the only time in her life she can have this type of freedom. Felicity is exemplifying which task of emerging adulthood?
A. Focusing on the self B. Positive instability C. Imagining possibilities D. Identity exploration
Terry is involved in a long-term but ultimately unsatisfying relationship with Lee. This is an example of
A. daily hassles. B. a stressor. C. life events. D. chronic stress.