Studies support all of the following statements regarding our ability to use olfactory information except
A. pheromones released by women can influence other women's menstrual cycles.
B. odorants that are not consciously detectable can influence mood.
C. after just a few hours of contact, mothers can identify their newborn babies by smell.
D. humans can give off and detect pheromones that act as sexual attractants.
Answer: D
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Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the research on "heroes," or people who risk their life to help other people?
a. Tanika: "Men are likely to be more heroic than women when physical strength is required.". b. Josh: "Men and women are equally heroic when the heroic action is done in private.". c. Shoshona: "Men are likely to be more heroic than women when the action involves pain and the possibility of medical problems.". d. Gerard: "Men were more likely than women to try to save Jews during the Nazi holocaust.".
While talking to his therapist, Bobby says, "I always feel tense! I'm trying to balance the need to be like others with a corresponding need to feel unique." His therapist says, "It appears as if your therapy is succeeding, as you just correctly defined the ____ theory."
a. ?social identity b. ?self-perception c. ?social comparison d. ?self-fulfilling
In a lab, Albert is conditioned to fear a white mouse. However, after leaving the lab, he not only continues to fear white mice; he also demonstrates fear of other white, fluffy objects (e.g., Santa Claus’ beard, white bunnies). Which of the following behavior therapy terms best describes what has happened to Albert?
A. Discrimination B. Operant conditioning C. Generalization D. Stimulus expansion
___________ is at the heart of one of the major advances that occurs in the preoperational period: the increasingly sophisticated use of language
a. Operational function c. Concrete function b. Symbolic function d. Formal function