Topics of special interest in the psychology of law include police training, parole board decisions, the criminal personality, and conflict resolution
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Aguar is very excited about jumping off the diving board, while Penelope is fearful and anxious. Who is more likely to perceive themselves as able to jump off of the diving board?
a. Aguar only b. Penelope only c. Aguar and Penelope are both as likely to jump off of the board. d. Neither are likely to jump off the board.
What is Psi Chi?
a. An organization that psychologists belong to b. A smaller, sister organization to Psi Beta c. The national honor society in psychology d. An organization that is only offered at community colleges
Whenever six-year-old Aaron gets upset, he begins to cry and suck his thumb. Aaron is using which defense mechanism?
a. regression
b. sublimation
c. repression
d. reaction formation
One explanation for the risk-taking peak that scientists have observed in adolescence is that
A. few or no adolescents are capable of conducting a cost-benefit analysis. B. the prefrontal cortex is fully developed years before the limbic system is active. C. adolescents tend to be higher in sensation seeking and impulsivity than children and adults are. D. adolescents are not aware of the risks associated with certain behaviors.