How does learning to use our native language relate to learning faces of those around us?
a. In both cases, the fusiform face area in the brain is activated first
b. In both cases, repeated exposure leads to a more refined understanding.
c. They are both skills that develop more rapidly in girls than in boys.
d. They are both skills that develop more rapidly in boys than in girls.
b
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Diabetes mellitus, epilepsy, and peptic ulcers are multifactorial problems. That means that they
a. have unknown causes. b. are the result of genetics. c. are the result of factors in the person's environment. d. reflect genetic and environmental causes.
In an experiment studying classical conditioning, a tone sounds and 5 seconds later a mild skin shock is delivered to a participant. The skin shock results in a stress response consisting of a temporary increase in heart rate. This process is repeated once every 5 minutes. After a number of trials, the participant demonstrates an elevated heart rate when the tone sounds and before the shock is
actually delivered. Within the context of this example, what is the CR? A) the oscillating increases and decreases in heart rate B) the increase in heart rate after the shock C) the increase in heart rate after the tone but before the shock D) the increase in heart rate to either the shock or the tone
Psychologists who use the eclectic approach:
a. survey and then focus on only one of the seven major approaches b. combine and use information from all seven approaches c. maintain that they do not need to study theory d. often don't understand the differences between the seven major approaches
The most recent research on gender differences in reaction to divorce suggests that
a. girls suffer more. b. boys suffer more. c. boys suffer more overt distress, while girls suffer more covert distress. d. girls suffer more overt distress, while boys suffer more covert distress.