What is the concept that humans engage in prosocial behaviors to avoid feeling sadness or guilt?

A. social norms
B. negative state relief
C. evolutionary perspective
D. empathy-altruism


Answer: B

Psychology

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Which of the following is true regarding the effectiveness of cognitive therapy?

A. Its benefits tend to be shorter lasting than other forms of therapy. B. It is effective with a variety of symptoms. C. Few studies have been conducted to examine cognitive therapy's effectiveness. D. It is less effective than psychoanalysis.

Psychology

The ____ argues that activities during the day deplete key factors in our brain that must be replenished by sleeping.

A. adaptive theory B. repair theory C. deprivation theory D. activation-synthesis theory

Psychology

Which medication would best be used for a child suffering from ADHD?

a. Concerta b. Elavil c. Xanax d. Zyprexa

Psychology

Freud said that the mind is composed of which three parts?

a. metaconscious, semi-conscious, catatonic b. post-conscious, mid-conscious, lateral-conscious c. metabolism, anabolism, catabolism d. unconscious, preconscious, conscious

Psychology