Which of the following is the best definition of proxemics?
a. the subjective feeling of being overstimulated by a loss of privacy
b. social situations that tend to provide immediate rewards for actions that will have undesired effects in the long run
c. the systematic study of the human use of space, particularly in social settings
d. the study of how machines and work environments can be designed to be compatible with our sensory and motor capabilities
ANSWER: c
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What do the views of Alfred Adler and humanistic psychology have in common?
a. Emphasis on how people progress through stages of adjustment b. Search for a better than normal personality c. Effort to understand behavior in terms of unconscious influences d. Interest in tracing human behavior back to its animal roots
In which state of consciousness should a person's level of awareness or attention be the highest?
a. dreaming b. drifting consciousness c. divided consciousness d. altered consciousness e. focused awareness
The psychoanalytic perspective suggests that too much or too little gratification at a psychosexual stage may result in
a. an inferiority complex. b. repression. c. reaction formation. d. fixation. e. regression.
Effects of history are ______ to occur in pretest–posttest designs.
a. least likely b. most likely c. unlikely d. not known