Social psychologists use the term ____ to refer to the tendency to engage in, and enjoy, effortful thinking, analysis, and problem solving
a. self-monitoring
b. private self-consciousness
c. need for cognition
d. intolerance for ambiguity
C
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Surveys indicate that a high proportion of __________ college students would consider it acceptable to marry without love.
A. U.S. B. Japanese C. Brazilian D. Pakistani
Your friend Dion claims that sexually active women in the US and Canada aren't very likely to get AIDS and other STDs. After reading your psychology of women textbook, your best response to Dion would be:
a. "Actually, a woman who has sexual intercourse with an HIV-infected man is up to eight times as likely to contract HIV, compared to a man who has sex with an HIV-infected woman.". b. "About 40% of HIV-infected people are female, but women are actually much less likely than men to contract other sexually transmitted diseases.". c. "True, young men are about eight times as likely as young women to have a STD.". d. "Latina women have a higher incidence of AIDS than women in any other ethnic group.".
The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that consists of nerves that control all of the involuntary organs and glands is called the _____ nervous system
A) somatic B) autonomic C) sympathetic D) parasympathetic
When an aggressive, unpopular teen is rejected by others, he may then seek the company of similar teens. They may then form groups that further encourage violence and aggression. All of this is typical in a pattern called
A) conduct intensification. B) escalating aggression. C) deviancy training. D) violence snowballing.