Gina believes that she is the secret love child of the late Princess Diana and singer Elton John. Since she really is not their child, Gina's belief would be considered a(n)
a. diathesis.
b. delusion.
c. hallucination.
d. obsession.
e. compulsion.
b
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Carolina wants to determine if preschoolers are more or less likely to initiate play with same- or opposite-gender peers. She is trying to devise a plan in which the children will not know that they are being observed. Carolina seeks a(n):
A) empirical method. B) parsimonious theory. C) experimental hypothesis. D) research question.
You are asked the following tricky question, "A farmer had 19 sheep. All but 9 died. How many sheep did the farmer have left?" To answer this question, you must
a. utilize a mental set. b. define the problem narrowly. c. actively challenge your assumptions. d. look for analogies within the problem.
The color of light is what psychologists call
A) brightness. B) hue. C) synesthesia. D) timbre.
According to the chapter The Nose Knowsabout the scent of symmetry, when does women's sexual desire
peak? On days __________ of their menstrual cycle. (a) 1-5 (b) 6-14 (c) 15-22 (d) 23-30