A stressful condition that occurs when a person must choose between incompatible or contradictory alternatives is referred to as

a. anxiety.
b. frustration.
c. conflict.
d. pressure.


C

Psychology

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a. detect the extraordinarily gifted. b. assess level of adaptive functioning. c. rank people according to intelligence. d. measure the potential for school achievement.

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Sanfey and coworkers' "ultimatum game" experiment revealed that people tended to make the decision of ____

a. irrational; accepting any offer b. irrational; accepting only high offers c. rational; accepting any offer d. rational; accepting only high offers

Psychology

Gerald robbed a bank early one morning and was caught by the authorities almost immediately afterwards. Now Gerald claims that he was not sane at the time of the crime. In most states and the District of Columbia,

a. the burden of proof would be on Gerald to show that was not sane when he robbed the bank. b. the burden of proof would be on the prosecution to show that Gerald was sane when he robbed the bank. c. both the prosecution and the defense must address the question of sanity in their cases when the defendant enters an insanity plea. d. the "insanity" plea has been replaced by the "guilty but mentally ill" plea.

Psychology

What is social pretend play, and why is it an important aspect of development?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology