Several researchers have found that people are more likely to receive help in a rural environment than in an urban environment. Are urban dwellers simply more callous?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Perhaps rural dwellers are more likely to be socialized to be trusting and altruistic. A more likely explanation for these differences is that people who live in urban environments are more likely to be bombarded with stimulation, and thus tend to keep to themselves to prevent becoming overwhelmed by that stimulation; this is the substance of the urban-overload hypothesis (Milgram, 1970).
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Which of the following appears to be the sequence of events associated with resetting one's biological clock?
a. The hypothalamus signals the thalamus, which in turn sends signals to the medial forebrain bundle. b. The thalamus signals the optic chiasm, which in turn causes a release of the hormone philoxin, which activates the renal gland. c. The suprachiasmatic nucleus signals the pineal gland, which in turn secretes the hormone melatonin. d. The superior colliculus signals the thalamus, which stimulates Broca's area.
Findings that some girls' friendships are full of jealousy and that some boys' friendships often involve physical attacks suggest that
A) prosocial children are as much at risk of having hostile, fragile relationships as aggressive children. B) friendships in middle childhood are seldom considered to be stable. C) aggressive children's social problems operate even within their closest peer ties. D) school-age children are still largely incapable of behaving prosocially.
Short-term memory could be described as our ______ and long-term memory could be described as our ______.
a. information repository; consciousness b. consciousness; information repository c. attention; perception d. perception; attention
What is the dilemma outlined in the book regarding self-presentation?
a. accept me as I am versus accept me as I was b. ingratiation versus self-promotion c. accept me as I am versus accept me as I ought to be d. accept me as I am versus a positive impression of me e. ingratiation versus relative deprivation