LaTara has a high pain tolerance, while Janae has a low pain tolerance. The difference is most likely due to
a. the type of pain each is enduring.
b. differences in their body chemistry.
c. the attitudes they learned by observing role models.
d. whether the pain avoidance is episodic or occurs in cycles.
C
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Who makes the decision as top whether an individual is competent to make his or her own end-of-life decisions?
a. the physician b. family members c. the court d. a mediator
Late on Saturday night, Dennie is taken to the hospital after drinking twenty beers. His confusion, rambling, and incoherent speech stop as soon as the alcohol is out of his system. This incident illustrates ____
a. an amnestic disorder b. dementia c. delirium d. a neurocognitive disorder not otherwise specified
Katie and Alana are roommates taking the same psychology class. They have a test in four days during a 10:00-11:00 AM class period. Both women intend to study for three hours, but because of different work schedules, Katie will study one hour for each of the next three days, while Alana will study three hours the day before the exam. What could you predict about their performances?
A. Katie and Alana should perform equally well, because each studied the same time overall (supporting the equal-time hypothesis). B. Alana will perform better because of a long-term memory recency effect. C. Katie should perform better because of the spacing effect. D. State-dependent learning predicts that Katie should perform better, because the exam takes place during a one-hour class period.
A major contribution of behavioral theory to personality is the recognition that Select one:
a. situational factors alone shape personality. b. both personality and situational factors shape behavior. c. personality factors shape situations. d. classical and operant conditioning explain all aspects of personality.