Prior to Bowlby, the strong consensus in psychology was that human infants become attached to their mothers because mothers provide them with __________
a) food
b) hugs
c) blankets
d) clean diapers
Answer: a
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a. melatonin b. serotonin c. epinephrine d. norepinephrine e. estrogen
What have studies of how stereotypes affect physicians' decisions shown?
a. Physicians make decisions based on medical status, not stereotypes. b. Physicians are aware of stereotypes and typically overcompensate for them. c. Racial stereotypes rarely have an impact on healthcare. d. Blacks are less likely than whites to receive expensive medical procedures.
Studies indicate that early styles of temperament
a. are relatively stable and may have far-reaching implications for cognitive and social functioning later in life. b. are fairly unstable and are predictive only of parent-child relations until the children reach about six years of age. c. have no predictive power. d. are good predictors of child behavior until children enter school.
Marisol’s family was homeless for nearly a year when she was 9. Nearly ______ of adolescents report having experienced adversity at some point during their lives.
a. 25% b. 40% c. 60% d. 75%