Define the parental imperative.

What will be an ideal response?


The parental imperative is the theoretical perspective that believes adult gender roles are shaped by the need for mothers and fathers to adopt their respective roles so they can raise children successfully.

Psychology

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While on spring break in Florida, Kelly sees a claw machine game. Determined to win the Sponge Bob doll, she inserts her money. When she moves the joystick, Kelly discovers that pushing left causes the claw to move right and vice versa. Even after several attempts to win, it takes Kelly longer than normal to move the claw into position. In this example, Kelly’s slower reaction time is mostly

due to ____.? a. ?speed-accuracy tradeoff b. ?stimulus-response compatibility c. ?expectancy d. ?complexity-response tradeoff

Psychology

The prearranged signals that LaBerge's lucid dreamers displayed showed that

a. sleep deprivation causes hypnopompic hallucinations. b. people do dream in the NREM sleep stages. c. condensation and displacement disguise dream content. d. voluntary action in dreams is possible.

Psychology

On average, the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex are of nearly equal size in ____ females, whereas the right hemisphere is a few percent larger in ____ males.

A. homosexual; heterosexual B. heterosexual; homosexual C. homosexual; homosexual D. heterosexual; heterosexual

Psychology

What activates sleep neurons?

a. Night time and adenosine b. Suppression of adenosine c. Histamines d. SCN inhibitors e. Noradenosine

Psychology