Although horse meat is regularly eaten in some parts of the world,
the vast majority of Americans would have great difficulty eating horse meat, even if they were very hungry. This illustrates how which of the following affects hunger?
a. genetic factors
b. set points
c. cultural values
d. homeostatic mechanisms
ANSWER: c
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It is difficult to see a chameleon that has blended in with its background because
a. of the principle of common fate. b. we cannot easily distinguish between figure and ground. c. of the perceptual principle of shape constancy. d. of the illusion of relative size.
Lillian is cramming for her Latin exam. She must memorize vocabulary lists for Chapters 3 through 7 in her textbook by tomorrow morning. Which of the following best describes her recall of Chapter 5’s vocabulary list compared to her friend Deb, who studied each chapter on the individual night assigned?
a. ?Her recall of Chapter 5 will be essentially the same as Deb’s if their total amount of study time is similar. b. ?Her recall of Chapter 5 will be worse than Deb’s because of proactive and retroactive interference. c. ?Her recall of Chapter 5 will be better than Deb’s because of proactive interference. d. ?Her recall of Chapter 5 will be worse than Deb’s because of retroactive interference only.
Depressed and nondepressed participants in one study were given a list of words to recall. The researchers found
A. the nondepressed participants recalled more words. B. the depressed participants recalled more words. C. the depressed participants recalled more depression related words, but the nondepressed participants recalled more of the other words. D. differences between the two groups of participants only when the depressed participants knew what the researchers were looking for.
According to Freud, the images that have personal or emotional meanings within a dream were referred to as
a. transference references. b. dream symbols. c. resistance figures. d. manifest meanings.