Derrick is an executive with a large financial firm. Any time his investments do poorly, he throws temper tantrums and breaks things. Then he starts barking orders at his secretary. Which personality structure would Freud say is exerting control?
a. id
b. superego
c. ego
d. preconscious
e. subconscious
a. id
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Regarding social stereotypes, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Social stereotypes are always negative. b. Social stereotypes tend to be rational and somewhat accurate. c. When a person is stereotyped, the easiest thing for her or him to do is to become defensive and verbally slash out at the person expressing the stereotype. d. Likable members of a rejected group are perceived as an "exception" to the social stereotype.
What do somniloquy (sleeptalking) and somnambulism (sleepwalking) have in common?
a) They both occur during the REM stage of sleep. b) They both involve conscious control over one's actions. c) Those who experience them do not have memories of the episodes the next day. d) They both increase in frequency as people get older.
Christopher Eppig and his colleagues found that the brain requires a great deal of the body's physical energy. What percentage of this energy is required for brain development in adults?
A. 85% B. 65% C. 45% D. 25%
"Red" and "green" cones are to the __________ as "blue" cones are to the __________.
A. parvocellular system; magnocellular system B. magnocellular system; parvocellular system C. koniocellular system; parvocellular system D. parvocellular system; koniocellular system