Research by Sapolsky (2017) showed that extended stress has been linked to shrinking of ______.
A. adrenal glands
B. the frontal lobe
C. the pituitary gland
D. the thymus gland
Answer: D
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a. ?Repression b. ?Denial c. ?Suppression d. ?Rationalization
According to the evolutionary view, men are more likely than women to emphasize:
a. financial status as an important characteristic in a potential female partner b. general education as an important characteristic in a potential female partner c. attractiveness as an important characteristic in a potential female partner d. a sense of humor as an important characteristic in a potential female partner
A(n) ______ distribution is a symmetrical distribution where the proportion of scores in each segment of the distribution is known.
A. abstract B. normal C. discrete D. frequency
The assumption underlying projective personality tests is that
a. observation of a subject's behavior will yield clues to his or her personality. b. the subject will project his or her personality into the ambiguous situation, revealing clues to his or her personality. c. "normal" people will score lower on these tests than people who have mental disorders. d. they provide a profile of the person's personality as it will develop in the future. e. they provide a useful index of the stage of personality development.