The capacity of organs to allow the body to cope with stress via extra, unused functioning ability is referred to as _____.

A. homeostasis
B. organ reserve
C. senescence
D. diathesis


B. organ reserve

Psychology

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According to Ginzberg's career choice theory, the stage that occurs in early adulthood, when people begin to explore specific career options and narrow their choices, is called the __________.

A. fantasy period B. tentative period C. career consolidation period D. realistic period

Psychology

In practice, most therapists:

A. adopt one technique early in their careers and rarely change B. use a combination of approaches, rather than a single one C. use one approach at a time, but shift between methods according to what is currently popular D. have an approach of their own that does not resemble any of the classic approaches

Psychology

Which of the following statements best describes the change that took place in animal psychology following the work of Romanes and Morgan??

a. ?The field became more subjective as methods to study animal consciousness were perfected. b. ?The field became more objective as mentalistic terms were dropped from the descriptions of behavior. c. ?The field stopped growing after Angell's 1906 presidential address describing functionalism. d. ?The field was growing in popularity in Russia but was never a major part of psychology in the United States. e. ?There was no change, the methods of Romanes and Morgan are still widely used today.

Psychology

You call up a potential date and get an answering machine message. In leaving your message, you mean to say "I'd like to see you," but instead say "I'd like to feel you." This Freudian slip is caused by impulses originating in the ____

a. ?preconscious b. ?unconscious c. ?nonconscious d. ?subconscious

Psychology