The concept of a set point best illustrates an explanation of motivation in terms of:
a. instincts.
b. incentives.
c. homeostasis.
d. refractory periods.
Ans: c. homeostasis.
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b. "I forget what I read is the current population of Canada.". c. "I forget who is the prime minister of Canada.". d. "I forget why the United States fought Canada in the War of 1812.".
The history of private practice has witnessed
a. continuous cooperation between psychiatry and clinical psychology. b. clinical psychologists trying, but failing, to earn reimbursement privileges from more than a handful of insurance carriers. c. a decrease in the number of clinical psychologists interested in private practice. d. none of the above
Researchers studying the effects of television violence on aggression have found that
A) media violence may cause aggression in children, but this is difficult to substantiate because correlational studies used to investigate this link are low in internal validity. B) media violence may cause aggression in children because most children who watch violent television programs display aggressive personality types. C) media violence causes aggression in children because high correlations exist between media viewing and amounts of violence viewed and aggressive behaviors. D) media violence causes aggression in children because most correlational studies used to investigate this link have been high in internal validity.
Mutual gaze begins to emerge at about
A) two months of age. B) one month of age. C) four months of age. D) six months of age.