Which of the following statements is an axiom that best reflects the personality psychologist's point of view?
A. "People are the same the world over."
B. "Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their passions a quotation."
C. "There are few differences between people, but what differences there are, really matter."
D. "Life is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you'll get."
C
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Ted's pediatrician has prescribed Ritalin for the fourth-grader. Which of the following is the most likely prescribed dosage regime?
a. Ted will take a single dose every morning before school. b. Ted will take one dose each day when he feels the need to concentrate. c. Ted will take one dose per week throughout the year and into his adolescent years. d. Ted will take one dose in the morning and another at lunchtime, with a possible third dose after school.
Suppose you have just read over an algebra problem, and you have now created an internal representation of the important information. According to the discussion of problem solving, you have mastered the stage called
a. problem finding. b. understanding. c. heuristic choice. d. background knowledge.
What is an important disadvantage of experiments?
a. ?Experiments do not do a good job of explaining the relationships between the variables studied. b. ?Experiments require a great deal of technology to conduct, which makes them more expensive to conduct than other types of studies. c. ?Some experiments cannot be conducted because to do so would be unethical. d. ?The American Psychological Association requires that only those with doctoral degrees can conduct experiments, which means that many people cannot do them.
In 2007 in the U.S., the two leading causes of death among middle adults ages 45-64 were:
a. cancer and heart disease b. homicide and accidents c. accidents and cancer d. suicide and homicide e. HIV infection and cancer