Stereotyping saves mental energy and can help people process information more quickly
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The theory of planned behavior focuses on a person's:
a. attitudes towards health c. beliefs about the behavior b. intentions d. SES
Perception of a low tone is to ____ as perception of a high tone is to ____.
A. volley principle; frequency theory B. frequency theory; place theory C. place theory; volley principle D. gate theory; frequency theory
Which of the following is an appropriate example of a scoring procedure for a behavioral observation?
a. Sally presses a counter every time a toddler looks in the direction of his or her mother during the clinic visit. b. Annika presses a button on her handheld computer every time, during the work day, that she becomes aware of a craving for a cigarette. c. Tomás makes a hatch mark on a piece of paper every time one spouse interrupts the other during a recorded conversation. d. All of the above are appropriate scoring procedures.
In girls, the pituitary gland:
A. enables growth spurts in height and weight. B. stimulates the testes to increase their output of testosterone. C. signals the ovaries to boost estrogen production at puberty. D. prevents the long bones from making further gains in length.