Disgust has been shown to promote handwashing, avoidance of sex with risky partners, and other health-promoting behaviors. As such, disgust has been called our ___
a. behavioral immune system
b. physiological immune system
c. catharsis mechanism
d. affect regulation system
A
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Recent research on adolescent egocentrism (e.g., Bell and Bromnick, 2003) suggests that teens are most worried about how they present themselves in public because of concerns regarding a(n) _____ audience
a. adult b. imaginary c. overly supportive d. real
The feeling of _____ encourages helping behavior and discourages aggression
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Imagine you are a student studying psychology at the end of the 1800s. You go to a lecture presented by William James. Which statement would you most expect to hear regarding James' view of human behavior?
a. There is no such thing as an instinct. b. Instincts exist only in nonhuman animals. c. Although some instincts exist in humans, they are generally unimportant. d. Humans rely even more on instinctual behavior than other animals.
______ refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result.
A. generalizability B. reliability C. statistical significance D. validity