Which of the following subfields of psychology is correctly defined?
A. Behavioral neuroscience examines the relationship between the nervous system and behavior.
B. Clinical psychology studies the processes of sensing, perceiving, learning, and thinking about the world.
C. Cognitive psychology examines how people grow and change from conception through death.
D. Experimental psychology studies the inheritance of traits related to behavior.
Answer: A
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a. intelligence b. nationality c. age d. study time
People with an internal locus of control tend to:
A) be less anxious than are others under normal circumstances. B) achieve less than do those who feel driven by external factors. C) have more trouble than do others in coping under stressful situations. D) be less likely to take credit for a personal success than are others.
When followed until age 15, children prenatally exposed to marijuana have shown no developmental or cognitive differences from children who were not exposed to marijuana.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The psychological concept, reactance, may be used to explain
A. the difference in jury size from 12 to 6. B. different reactions to the M'Naghten rule and the Brawner rule. C. the effect of timing of the opening statement. D. jurors' use of inadmissible evidence, after the judge has admonished them to disregard the information.