The science that addresses dying, death, and psychological mechanisms of coping with them is called
a. psychology.
b. thanatology. c. deathology. d. biology.
b
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The concept of the g factor in intelligence was based on what evidence? a. Scores on an IQ test correlate positively with activity in certain brain areas
b. Most people who do well on one mental test also do well on many others. c. Children usually get IQ scores similar to those of their parents, brothers, and sisters. d. People who take the same IQ test repeatedly usually get about the same score.
Chapter 15 of your textbook discussed the issue of diversity when psychologists conduct research about the psychology of women. This discussion pointed out that
a. there has been an increase in research that emphasizes intersectionality. b. it is important to use well-educated European-American women, as the standard by which all other ethnic groups are compared. c. almost all researchers acknowledge that it's important to study the deficiencies of groups that are not considered standard. d. researchers cannot learn much information about women's strengths by studying groups other than well-educated European-American women.
Of the following items, which one has the greatest percentage of heritability?
a. Height b. The Big Five c. Weight d. Intelligence
According to Freud, children get fixated at a psychosexual stage through either under-gratification or over-gratification of primitive urges
Indicate whether the statement is true or false