It is possible to tease apart the relative contributions of genes and environment by studying resemblances in psychological traits among family members
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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According to your textbook, what else should be considered in addition to the role of a physiological set point in making it difficult for people to lose excess weight?
A) The body's metabolic rate is fixed and does not change. B) The difficulty in losing excess weight is greatly exaggerated. C) Lower activity levels are also associated with weight gain. D) Set point theory assumes that a person's set point cannot change.
What is the worst way to study for an exam?
a) cramming for the exam the night before b) studying too far in advance, thus causing you to forget c) studying lecture notes and notes taken while reading; this tends to confuse students when they study d) studying with friends, as studies show they can confuse you more than assist you
One of the factors associated with compliance is commitment. This is because we are more ________
A) willing to comply with requests from friends or from those we like than with requests from strangers or people we dislike B) willing to comply with requests that call attention to scarcity than to those that do not C) willing to comply with requests that result in behaviors we see as consistent with positions we have made a commitment to D) likely to comply with requests from those whom we see as similar to ourselves in some way E) likely to comply with requests that come from those who hold a position of authority over us
Children who are aware of the variety of perspectives that are present in the social situation are likely to be
A. positively evaluated by their age-mates. B. exposed to harsh discipline by parents. C. friendly with rejected and withdrawn children. D. more positively evaluated by their teachers than by their peers.