Geraldine is taking a psychology test. She reads a multiple-choice question and realizes she doesn't know the answer. Since she doesn't know the correct answer, she decides to at least eliminate the incorrect answers. Her tactic is an example of ______
a. means-end analysis c. creating subgoals
b. hill-climbing d. working backward
D
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Which of the following BEST describes the refractory period?
a. the time between orgasms in multiorgasmic women b. a time following female orgasm during which females are largely unresponsive to further stimulation c. a time following male orgasm during which males are largely unresponsive to further stimulation d. the time between initiation of intercourse and orgasm
Sheliah is trying to meditate. She repeats the soothing word "om" as necessary to maintain meditation. Sheliah is using
a. dissociation. b. inhibition. c. a mantra. d. a GHB.
When psychologists refer to the hereditary factors that underlie a characteristic, they are referring to the
a. genotype. c. allele. b. phenotype. d. karyotype.
Assume that you are testing a split-brain human subject whose language center is in his left hemisphere. If you place a house key into his left hand, he will:
a. not be able to later select the object he was holding from a group of various objects. b. not be able to tell you what object he is presently holding. c. immediately be able to tell you what he is holding. d. be able to tell you what he is presently holding if allowed to think about it for several seconds.