Which statement about cultural differences in self-disclosure is true?
a. Americans have fewer social interactions and self-disclosures.
b. Americans engage in self-disclosure more frequently than people in Japan.
c. Asians seek out social support more often during times of stress.
d. In comparison to Americans, people from Asian countries tend to disclose more information on all topics.
B
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a. ?statistical infrequency criterion b. ?personal suffering criterion c. ?norm violation criterion d. ?practical approach
Why was the perspective adopted by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?
a. They wanted to identify the major brain structures. b. Their primary goal was to understand the physiology of the mind. c. They focused their efforts on analyzing the elements of the nervous system. d. Their primary focus was on describing the structure of conscious experience.
The spinal cord:
a. connects the brain to the rest of the body. b. is composed of nerve tissue. c. can work independently of the brain. d. all of the above
According to Melzack and Wall's "gate theory" of pain, why does rubbing your elbow after you bump it help reduce the pain?
A. Rubbing produces an increased release of endorphins. B. Rubbing produces a refractory period in nociceptors, preventing their further activation. C. Input from rubbing competes with ascending pain messages. D. The act of rubbing has a placebo effect on the pain.