Which of the following genetic-based concepts is NOT discussed in the text as a possible explanation for the variation in body weight among individuals?
a) leptin amount
b) metabolic rate
c) biochemical messages sent to the hypothalamus
d) adenovirus complications
Answer: d
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a. become repressed. b. resurface. c. are punished. d. express themselves through the Oedipus and Electra complexes.
Bindra's model of motivation includes both _____ and _____ as components of a central motive state
a. drives; cognitive maps b. habits; drives c. drives; incentives d. cognitions; expectancies
For Horney, neurotics are people who:
a. have identified with their actual selves b. have identified with their idealized selves c. are not alienated from their real selves d. are not alienated from others
In a series of studies by Solomon Asch (1951, 1956), when participants judged the lengths of lines alone rather than in a group of confederates, their judgments were accurate about 99 percent of the time
Still, when other participants made judgments in a group of people who gave the wrong answers, they reported incorrect judgments. These findings suggest that a. experts exert informational social influence in ambiguous situations. b. normative social influence was at work. c. informational social influence happens, even in unambiguous situations. d. people will distort reality to avoid punishment or social censure.