The tendency to ________ explains why people will go to great lengths to avoid a loss, even when doing so only digs them deeper in the hole
a. avoid losses at all costs
b. be competitive with others
c. associate losing with poor self-worth
d. believe one can always win
Answer: A
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a. a personality problem. b. determined by biological, social, and psychological factors. c. because people are lazy and undisciplined in their eating. d. caused by competition for food in the environment.
When the children of schizophrenic parents are raised away from their chaotic home environments, these children
a. do not develop schizophrenia. b. are significantly less likely to develop the more severe types of schizophrenia. c. are less likely to develop psychosis but still exhibit some neurotic tendencies. d. are still more likely to become psychotic.
Lora is sick and has developed a fever. Why might this be helpful for her?
A. A slight fever activates the immune system and makes it harder for bacteria to survive. B. Fever will activate her hypothalamus and her blood pressure will go down. C. A fever will cause her to feel sleepy so she sleeps more soundly. D. The fever will cause her to seek out a cooler location that makes it harder to viruses to thrive.
The doctrine of specific nerve energies is closely related to which aspect of sensory
processing? a. Anatomical coding b. Temporal coding c. Just-noticable differences d. Signal detection e. Transduction