The experience of being ostracized has been found to be
a. fleeting and relatively harmless.
b. more disturbing for women than for men.
c. similar in brain area activation to the experience of physical pain.
d. likely to lead to gun use and other forms of violence.
c
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Suicide has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death among children aged 10–14. This change reflects ______.
A. only an increase in suicides among this age group B. only a decrease in car accident fatalities among this age group C. not only a decrease in car accident fatalities among this age group, but also an increase in suicides D. an overall increase in the death rate among children aged 10–14
While conducting his own physiological research when outside of Russia, Sechenov discovered that ____
a. reflexes could be inhibited by direct stimulation of the cerebral cortex b. reflexes could be inhibited by direct stimulation of some parts of the forebrain c. reflexes and their inhibition were controlled by electric molecules in the muscle tissue d. reflexes could be inhibited by electric molecules in the muscle tissue
Sid is taking part in research on the effects of sleep deprivation; he has been without sleep for 75 hours. Right now researchers have asked him to sit in front of a computer screen and hit a button each time he sees the letter S on the screen
A few days ago, Sid was a whiz at this task; however, he is doing very poorly today. How are sleep researchers likely to explain Sid's poor performance? a) Due to the sleep deprivation, Sid does not understand the task b) Microsleeps are occurring due to the sleep deprivation and he is asleep for brief periods of time c) He is determined to ruin the research because of the suffering he is enduring at the hands of the researchers d) He is probably dreaming that he is somewhere else and has no interest in responding to the "here and now"
Which of the following is NOT a type of leader behavior typical of transformational leadership?
a. idealized influence b. individualized consideration c. inspirational motivation d. emotional stimulation