Research by Baumeiser and colleagues suggests that exerting self-regulation in one area of your life:
A) increases overall optimism.
B) decreases impulsive choices in a variety of situations.
C) makes people hardier in the face of challenges.
D) reduces self-control in other, unrelated areas.
D) reduces self-control in other, unrelated areas.
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A. mother B. father C. maternal grandmother D. paternal grandfather
One-year-old Joey's eyes have been crossing whenever he tries to focus on anything close to him. The doctor has told his parents that he has to have glasses immediately and wear them whenever he is awake. Why would the doctor say that?
A. Joey has to get used to wearing glasses as a child in order to wear them later in life. B. Joey has to wear glasses now so that he won't have to wear them later in life. C. Joey's eyesight is still developing, and if he doesn't wear glasses during this critical period, his vision could be permanently affected. D. Joey's doctor is probably an alarmist, and it really isn't that important.
The _____ theory explains hearing in terms of hair cells
vibrating the same number of times per second as the sounds, whereas, the _____ theory explains hearing in terms of a particular pitch and where it vibrates most along the basilar membrane. a) frequency; opponent-process b) frequency; place c) top-down; opponent-process d) place; frequency
When did the human population reach 500 million people?
a. 400 years ago b. 1,000 years ago c. 4,000 years ago d. 10,000 years ago