The functional units of heredity that are composed of DNA, are located on chromosomes, and specify the structure of proteins are called ________
a. genomes.
b. ribosomes.
c. genes.
d. nuclei.
Answer: c
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A sociocultural factor thought to play a role in both bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder is the pressure, from the media and elsewhere, for women to be __________.
A. popular B. thin C. curvy D. happy
John is taking part in a student protest, marching across police lines into an important administrative building on campus. He is so wrapped up in the group mentality that he actually stops thinking about himself as an individual who is separate from the group, and fails to ask himself whether or not he is behaving responsibly. John is probably experiencing ____
a. deindividuation b. optimal distinctiveness c. social facilitation d. social loafing
The influence of culture was largely ignored in mainstream psychology for many years because:
a. researchers focused on discovering universal principles of behavior b. culture has little influence on mental processes such as memory and perception c. culture has very little influence on actions or behavior d. researchers were not interested in the behavior of individuals in isolation
The way in which information is presented and/or the context in which information is presented can influence decision-making. What does this refers to?
a. the anchoring and adjustment heuristic c. exemplars b. inductive reasoning d. the framing effect