Rather than turning to other coping strategies, such as talking about his problems or even taking a walk to burn off steam, John smokes pot to reduce stress, anxiety, or sadness. This pattern of substance use is referred to as _______________
a. medicinal substance use
b. addictive substance use
c. social substance use
d. experimental substance use
Answer: A
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As Professor Gilpin is lecturing on the definition of psychology, he asks a student, Rita, to think about an example of a mental process. After thinking about it, Rita is still confused by the term mental processes. To clarify the term, Professor Gilpin should:
A. ask a brighter student to define mental processes B. point out to Rita that mental processes are emphasized by the learning approach C. suggest that Rita use the SQ3R approach described in her text D. suggest that Rita, in her attempt to think about mental processes, was in fact giving an example of a mental process
Freud believed that all people experience ______ related to various parts of their bodies
aggressive tendencies sensual satisfactions needs for self-control hidden fears
If the director of a prenatal care clinic had a goal that the percentage of women in the geographic area served by the clinic reached the U.S. national average for prenatal care
The clinic's goal would be to provide prenatal care to ____ % of the local population. a. 50 b. 67 c. 85 d. 97
The fundamental attribution error is best defined as the tendency to
a. explain our own and other people's behavior entirely in terms of personality traits, thereby underestimating the power of social influence. b. explain our own and other people's behavior in terms of the social situation, thereby underestimating the power of personality factors. c. believe that people's group memberships influence their behavior more than their personalities. d. believe that people's personalities influence their behavior more than their group memberships.