When Felix and Oscar go out to dinner with friends, Felix brings a calculator so that he can figure out his exact share of the bill. Oscar thinks Felix is a tightwad and finds his behavior embarrassing. Freud would be most likely to attribute Felix's stingy behavior to
a. an unresolved Electra complex.
b. stressful toilet-training.
c. the collective unconscious.
d. a big ego.
b
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Dr. Gomez is investigating a new drug designed to reduce anxiety. Patients with an anxiety disorder are treated with either the drug or a sugar pill (placebo) for some time, and Dr. Gomez records their anxiety levels at weekly appointments. If a double-blind procedure is used, who will know if a placebo or drug was administered?
A) the patients but not Dr. Gomez B) Dr. Gomez but not the patients C) neither Dr. Gomez nor the patients D) both Dr. Gomez and the patients
To answer the question, "Does a frog have lips and a stubby tail?"most people
a. use mental rotation. b. utilize eidetic imagery. c. invent new images. d. are unable to correctly answer the question.
The notion of an innate biological predisposition for the infant's attachment is part of the ____ theory
a. ethological b. psychoanalytic c. cognitive-developmental d. learning
Wilma, who is White, will likely show a greater care not to act in a prejudiced manner if ________
A) her parents do not hold prejudicial attitudes B) she had contact with, but no real interaction with, Black persons during high school C) her parents showed fairly indifferent attitudes about racial issues D) she had unpleasant interactions with Black persons during elementary school E) her parents admonish her about prejudice even though they sometimes act in prejudicial ways themselves