On average, boys are ____ than girls.
A. better able to express emotions
B. less aggressive
C. better at spatial tasks
D. more readily influenced by others
Answer: C
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Just over one-half of American adults are considered obese. 2. The proportion of obese people who are classified as healthy based on physiological measures is approximately equal to the proportion of normal-weight people who are classified as healthy based on the same measures. 3. There is substantial support for the internal–external hypothesis of obesity. 4. If a same-sex friend becomes obese, one is subsequently much more likely to become obese oneself. 5. About 98% of the televised food advertisements seen by children between 2 and 11 years old are products high in fat, sugar, or sodium. 6. Bulimia nervosa is the MOST common eating disorder. 7. Girls may adopt the “thin ideal” when they are as young as 3–5 years of age. 8. Medication is effective as a stand-alone treatment for binge eating disorder.
In the context of personality differences in sensation seeking, high scores on the Sensation Seeking Scale correlate with a high degree of _____
a. autonomy c. neuroticism b. variability d. basic anxiety
Self-handicapping may be used to . . .
a. Enhance one’s self-esteem b. Protect one’s self-esteem c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above
The basic aim of insight therapies is to:
a. treat the body itself to solve psychological problems b. alter behavior through the use of operant techniques c. use the basic principles of learning to solve psychological problems d. make a person aware of the thought processes behind a psychological problem