Justin isn't sure if he wants to date Mary, with whom he shares many similarities, or Emma, who is very different from him. His friend says,
"Opposites attract," and advises him to date Emma. But his brother says, "Birds of a feather flock together," and suggests that he pursue Mary. This best exemplifies that
a. folk wisdom is often full of contradictions.
b. folk wisdom is usually wrong.
c. folk wisdom oversimplifies complex situations.
d. common sense is an individual difference.
Answer: A
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a. the group in which the participants remember the least items from the list. b. the group that did not receive any special instructions. c. the group that received the special instructions. d. the group in which the participants remember the most items from the list.
Which of the following is NOT one of the definitions of mental disorder?
A. violation of cultural standards B. lack of self-control C. statistical deviation D. emotional distress
Sex differences are magnified and taken seriously during early adolescence; this is termed gender
a. reassignment surgery. b. androgynization. c. intensification. d. inflation.
In the process known as__________, sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus
a) sensation b) sensory fatigue c) sensory adaptation d) discrimination