Some people call oxytocin the "love" or "cuddle" hormone, or even "liquid trust." Which of the following is a reason given in the textbook why this is an oversimplification?
a. Oxytocin actually decreases attraction and trust in most people.
b. Giving people doses of oxytocin makes them more likely to favor their own group over other groups, and increases defensive aggression against outsiders.
c. Oxytocin increases attraction and trust in non-human animals, but has no effect in humans.
d. Giving people doses of oxytocin only works if it is administered along with vasopressin.
Answer: b
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a. is not noticeably different from that of another period. b. is quantitatively different from that of another period. c. changes in gradual and continuous increments. d. is qualitatively different from that of another period.
When a person holds an attitude,
a. the attitude is usually overt and verifiable by others. b. the person may not be consciously aware of the particular attitude he or she holds. c. the person's behavior will not be affected by the attitude. d. the attitude will be unrelated to how the person structures his or her social reality.
Jung believed that there were two levels to the unconscious mind, the personal and the _____
A) collective B) animus C) anima D) preconscious
The text suggests that older adulthood is best thought of as consisting of 4 distinct age-related periods. Why is older adulthood, but not other stages of development, divided into "substages"?
a. This is the fastest growing part of the U. S. population. b. Older adults differ more dramatically from each other than do people in other age groups. c. Older adults are mostly White, so they generally are not divided into racial/ethnic categories, making age the best way to divide them into groups. d. Everyone in older adulthood is pretty much alike in most regards, so they need to be divided into different age groups so they can be studied more accurately.