Negative peer pressure many negatively impact the academic performance of African-American adolescents
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Suppose that Natalie and her boyfriend just got into a huge argument, and Natalie went to the gym and punched a punching bag (imagining the whole time that the punching bag was her boyfriend), hoping to "let off some steam." How much will this approach help?
a. It will only help to reduce her anger if she really believes in the value of venting and catharsis. b. It will only help to reduce her anger if she enjoys the venting and gets some satisfaction from it. c. It will only help to reduce her anger if she really believes in the value of venting and catharsis AND if she enjoys the venting and gets some satisfaction from it. d. It will not help to reduce her anger regardless of whether she believes in the value of venting and catharsis AND regardless of whether she enjoys the venting and gets some satisfaction from it.
Understanding how the human psyche works can help us to understand human behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Research in neuroeconomics has found that the function of the _________________ may be to deal with the cognitive demands of a given task, while the _________________ is responsible for handling emotional goals such as resenting an unfair outcome.
A. basal ganglia; corpus callosum B. striate nucleus; locus coeruleus C. prefrontal cortex; insula D. diencephalon; putamen
The field of science that investigates the relationships between the nervous system and behavior/mental processes is ____
a. ?evolutionary psychology b. ?psychodynamic psychology c. ?neuroscience d. ?behaviorism