Marco, who has taken IQ tests at two different time periods, has declined in IQ. Research indicates that children like Marco often have parents who
A) use either very severe or very lax discipline.
B) overstimulate them with extracurricular activities.
C) apply great pressure to succeed.
D) are overinvolved in their children's lives.
A
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The psychological approach that emphasizes the mind is a collection of specialized components that are designed to overcome problems our ancestors faced over millions of years is:
A) psychoanalysis. B) existential psychology. C) cultural psychology. D) evolutionary psychology.
We often base our estimates of the likelihood of events on how easily information is accessed. This describes the __________ heuristic
a. availability. c. framing. b. representativeness. d. anchoring and adjustment.
__________ is a process in which neurotransmitters are moved back to a pre-synaptic neuron
a. Reuptake b. Synaptogenesis c. Plasticity d. Axo-axonal communication
People often feel more altruistic when they have helped without receiving payment or implied social pressure than when offered a reward for doing so. This is best explained by:
A. diffusion of responsibility. B. the overjustification effect. C. the bystander effect. D. moral exclusion.