What is the main role of mirror neurons?
A) To help us distinguish right from left
B) To help us understand that our reflection in a mirror is how the world sees us
C) To help us feel the same emotions and experience the same states as other people, at the same time
D) To regulate our breathing and heart rate to maintain stability
E) To repress traumatic images in our memories
C
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What evidence CONFLICTS with the idea that you are born with mirror neurons that produce imitation? a. Newborn infants sometimes imitate the facial expressions that they see
b. Children with autism have been reported to have fewer mirror neurons. c. Neurons that produce one movement can learn to respond to seeing a different one. d. Mirror neurons occur in some brain areas more than others.
Which of the following is NOT a method to improve coping skills used in Stark’s treatment for childhood depression?
a. providing alternative explanations for situations that have contributed to the child’s negative mood b. teaching relaxation exercises c. asking the child to interview nondepressed peers to generate additional coping ideas d. introducing pleasurable activities into the week that the child actively plans
Which of the following U.S. ethnic groups has the lowest rates of physical abuse by an intimate partner?
A) African Americans B) Hispanic Americans C) Caucasians D) Asian Americans
If a person carries out a behavior to receive an outcome that is separate from the person, this is known as
a. intrinsic motivation. b. extrinsic motivation. c. drive-reduction motivation. d. instinctual motivation.