Many sociopsychological processes help explain illness behaviors or their absence. If you do not think you are sick, you are likely to ignore symptoms of the sickness and only look for evidence that you are healthy. This is called:
a. self-fulfilling prophecy c. confirmation bias
b. selective attention d. impression management
C
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Research on the impact on fetuses as the result of their mothers being exposed to potentially toxic pollutants during the collapse of the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attack found that the combination of the exposure to the toxins and prenatal exposure to _____ resulted in the most harmful effects
a. alcohol b. cocaine c. cigarette smoke d. rubella
Patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD) most typically consider the most disturbing symptom to be ____
a. deterioration of memory b. loss of ability to problem solve c. loss of ability to think abstractly d. deterioration of their physical functioning
Sexual activity involves
a. the parasympathetic nervous system only b. the sympathetic nervous system only. c. both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems. d. neither the parasympathetic nor the sympathetic nervous system.
People in ______ cultures find happiness in development of personal qualities, such as intelligence.
A. individualistic B. collectivistic C. Asian D. Latin American