Which hormone do fat cells release to decrease appetite?
a. Leptin
b. Ghrelin
c. Glucagon
d. Epinephrine
a
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In Freudian theory, feelings of sexual pleasure that have their source in the individual's control over expulsion and retention of feces involve:
a. oral compulsivity b. phallic vanity c. genital inferiority d. anal eroticism
The rapid presentation of a progression of stationary images is a visual illusion termed
a. real movement. c. stroboscopic motion. b. autokinetic effect. d. phi phenomenon.
One potential explanation for why we typically agree to requests by authority figures is that we respond to their legitimacy as authority figures in a general sense, regardless of the specific request and its context. Which of the following hypothetical findings, if confirmed by research, would most conflict with this explanation?
A. Some kinds of authority figures promote more obedience in participants than others. B. Participants rarely ask authority figures for explanations as to the purpose of the request. C. Participants seem to comply more readily to authoritative body language than to official uniforms. D. Participants assume that requests made by an authority figure are somehow relevant to their job.
Lev Vygotsky proposed a socially mediated process of development that centers around
A) pairing a neutral stimulus with a reflexive response to create a conditioned behavior. B) imprinting on a mother-figure during the critical period. C) survival child's independent efforts to make sense of the world. D) cooperative dialogues with adults and more expert peers.