Coping is an important concept in psychosocial theory because
A. no other theory uses it.
B. it is determined by the epigenetic principle.
C. it explains how unique and inventive behaviors occur.
D. it always involves gathering new information that changes the biological system.
Answer: C
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The determinant of achievement that increases when a student is enrolled in a university course that is required for graduation is
a. the incentive value of success. b. the probability of success. c. the need to avoid failure. d. the need for achievement.
Myelination of motor pathways
a. increases the speed at which the infant can process cognitive information. b. is unrelated to the infant's motor skills. c. results in finely coordinated motor movements. d. allows the neonate to engage in stereotyped reflexes.
Zimbardo argues that deindividuation
a. occurs in solitary individuals as well as groups. b. is a process involving input variables and output variables. c. causes only positive, prosocial behaviors. d. causes only negative, antisocial behaviors.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Merely touching an object that we do not own will increase our desire to own the object. 2. People with congenital insensitivity to pain usually live longer than do those with normal pain sensitivity. 3. Dull throbbing pain is caused by activation of C fibres. 4. Referred pain is the result of A-delta and C fibres converging on the same nerve cells in the spinal cord. 5. Pain intensity usually is a direct function of the extent of the injury that caused the pain.