The __________ hypothesizes that sub cortical regions of the brain involved in the rewarding aspects of risky behavior may mature earlier than the prefrontal brain regions involved in cognitive control and decision making
a) brain growth model
b) maturational gap model
c) mental maturation theory
d) immature brain-lobe theory
Answer: b
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. When bad things happen to her, Toni responds by practicing an “attitude of gratitude”: listing all the good things in her life that she is thankful for. This is an example of emotion-focused coping. 2. Problem-focused coping is always more effective than emotion-focused coping. 3. Social support is associated with decreased mortality even among those who are critically ill. 4. Social support is never a bad thing. 5. About half of all Americans regularly participate in some type of religious activity. 6. With respect to heart disease, hostility is the “key ingredient” in the Type A 7. People with an external locus of control are MORE likely to exercise than are people with an internal locus of control 8. As reflected in visits to the campus health center, high physical fitness may completely counteract the effects of high stress among college students.
According to research on preschoolers' interest in babies,
a. parents' ratings of their preschoolers' interest are not correlated with the ratings provided by other observers, so we cannot draw conclusions about this topic. b. there are no gender differences reported for preschoolers. c. parents who accept gentle behaviors in their sons typically have sons who are interested in babies. d. preschool boys have such strong stereotypes about masculinity that they consistently avoid interactions with babies.
Motor skills, which are examples of ____ information, are encoded ____ into long-term memory.
A. procedural; with effort B. semantic; automatically C. episodic; with effort D. procedural; automatically
Refusing to recognize some anxiety-provoking event or information is the Freudian defense mechanism called:
A. denial B. sublimation C. rationalization D. displacement