According to the text, “researchers believe that exposure to nature basically switches the body from the ‘fight-or-flight’ response . . . to a ‘rest-and-digest’ model.” Exposure to nature therefore involves a switch from ______ nervous system activity to ______ nervous system activity.
A. parasympathetic; somatic
B. parasympathetic; sympathetic
C. sympathetic; parasympathetic
D. sympathetic; somatic
C. sympathetic; parasympathetic
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A personality disorder diagnosis must include ____
a. a temporary, but not long-term, disruption in the ability to function normally b. inflexible personality traits that cause significant functional impairment and distress c. a preceding childhood or adolescent disorder d. an accompanying medical condition
Regarding adolescent-parent relationships, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Normal adolescent development includes serious conflicts with parents. b. Most adolescents report that they love and respect their parents. c. Adolescents and their parents typically express agreement on many of the principal issues in life. d. It is normal for teens to have arguments with parents over issues like autonomy and decision making. e. Some degree of withdrawal and distancing from the family during adolescence is normal and to be expected.
In Hala and Chandler's "hidden biscuit" experiment, it was shown with young preschoolers that
a. three-year-olds are always egocentric. b. three-year-olds are incapable of lying. c. three-year-olds are sometimes nonegocentric. d. Piaget's age estimates for egocentrism were confirmed.
Many people believe in the validity of activities like palmistry, tarot card reading, and astrology
. The evidence to support the usefulness of these activities as anything other than entertainment is virtually non-existent. This reminds you to consider which principle of critical thinking the next time you are at a carnival with a mind reader or a fortune teller? A) Falsifiability B) Ruling out rival hypotheses C) Replicability D) Extraordinary claims