Which of the following could explain why women in general have more pain tolerance than men do?
a) Testosterone stimulates pain receptors when they activate.
b) Women are socialized differently.
c) Women multitask so much more than men do.
d) Estrogen sensitizes neurons to endorphins.
Answer: d
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Regarding the use of dreams, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. About half of a group of college students who "set" their dreams before going to sleep for one week recalled a dream that helped them solve a personal problem. b. Your inhibitions tend to increase when you are dreaming. c. Even unimaginative people can use dreams to produce creative solutions. d. During a lucid dream, a person feels as if she or he is fully awake within the dream world and capable of normal thought and action.
A theory of mind is one's own personal understanding of mental processes, of the complex interaction among emotions, perceptions, thoughts, and intentions in others and ourselves
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The idea that psychological research involves "WEIRDOs" refers to
A. the fact that most research participants come from a specific social and economic background. B. the need for more funding for research in clinical psychology. C. the finding that Americans represent less than 5% of the world's population. D. the suggestion that psychological findings are skewed when research is conducted on the Internet.
Devdas is studying Bandura's Bobo doll experiments and is surprised to find which of the following results?
A. Children shown the film with the adult being punished for beating Bobo were less likely to beat up Bobo themselves. B. Those who watched the neutral film and the film with praise for beating Bobo were equally likely to beat Bobo themselves. C. The children who watched the film with the adult earning praise for beating Bobo were more likely to beat Bobo themselves. D. The experiment provided no meaningful results at all.