Concentrating on one source of information to the exclusion of other sources is referred to as ___________
a. sustained attention
b. focused attention
c. tunnel vision
d. dynamic attention
Ans: b. focused attention
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Suppose that, using linkage analysis, a researcher finds that family members with a high likelihood of developing depression are also very likely to have brown eyes. This would mean that __________.
A. having brown eyes is a contributory factor for depression B. the gene for depression is probably located near the gene for eye color C. eye color and depression are probably caused by the same gene D. others believe that people with brown eyes are more depressed than those with blue eyes
One major long-term outcome of working a stressful job during the teen years is that the individual is better able to
a. decide which job matches his or her personality b. cope with stressful jobs as adults c. allocate his or her income as an adult d. conform to appropriate workplace behavior
Sahakian marks the beginning of the school of functionalism with the publication of:
a. Dewey’s article “The Reflex Arc in Psychology” b. James’s book The Principles of Psychology c. Stewart’s book Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind d. The first issue of the American Journal of Psychology
Research on Kohlberg's stages of moral development has shown that ________________________
a. the stage of moral reasoning achieved tends to increase with age b. over time, people regress to an earlier stage of moral reasoning c. people often skip stages and advance to the highest stage in adulthood d. the majority of people reach Stage 5: community right and individual rights orientation