Joan is talking to her best friend Gia about a date that she wants to set up. Gia says, "I don't know, Joan! Tell me about him."
Joan then goes on to describe several of the personality characteristics that best make up the man she wants Gia to date. According to Gordon Allport, Joan is describing this man's ________ traits.
a) central
b) secondary
c) cardinal
d) source
ANS: A, Allport described central traits as the most general and dominating aspects of an individual's behavior.
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a. biased tests. b. biased test administrators and academicians. c. unequal access to adequate education and stimulating experiences. d. inherent differences between the groups.
Your friend Armando wants to know if psychotherapy works. Which statement is the best answer you can give your friend?
a. ?Yes, psychotherapy works, but only for people with depression. b. ?Yes, psychotherapy works, but only if it is behavior treatments. c. ?Yes, psychotherapy is better than no treatment at all. d. ?No, psychotherapy is no better than a placebo treatment.
In part, antipsychotic drugs work by ________ the activity of the neurotransmitter(s) ________ in the brain
a. reducing; norepinephrine and serotonin b. reducing; dopamine c. increasing; norepinephrine and serotonin d. increasing; dopamine
Upon release into the synapse, neuropeptides differ from small-molecule transmitters as they
A. cannot be deactivated by enzymes, whereas small-molecule transmitters diffuse away or are deactivated by reuptake. B. are deactivated by reuptake, whereas small-molecule transmitters diffuse away or are deactivated by enzymes. C. can diffuse away from synapses, whereas small-molecule transmitters are deactivated by reuptake. D. and small-molecule transmitters can be deactivated by diffusion, enzymes, or reuptake.