A man doesn't remember fleeing a burning building when he was a child. In Freud's theory, this would be an example of the defense mechanism called regression

a. true
b. false


Answer: b. false

Psychology

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A theory that divides human behavior into two basic traits, introversion and extraversion, was probably formulated by a __________ psychologist

a. developmental c. human factors b. personality d. clinical

Psychology

If some of the axons innervating a given cell are destroyed or if they become inactive, what compensatory process takes place in the remaining presynaptic cells?

A. Activation of previously silent synapses B. Removal of toxins C. Denervation supersensitivity D. Collateral sprouting

Psychology

Preschool friends

A) interact in essentially the same way as nonfriends. B) share mutual trust but are not usually emotionally expressive. C) talk, laugh, and look at each other more than nonfriends do. D) usually have lasting ties with each other.

Psychology

In the ‘Behavioural Sink’ study in which a colony of 48 rats was allowed to increase its population to 80 within the same space, it was found that the rats:

a. exhibited abnormal mating behaviour b. showed signs of severe stress c. were on the verge of starving within a very short time d. both a and b e. all of the above

Psychology