Zondra wakes up in the middle of the night and realizes that her house is on fire. The house is full of family and friends who gathered to celebrate her birthday. She only has time to save one person
According to evolutionary psychologists, who will she be most apt to save?
a. her best friend
b. her cousin
c. her grandmother
d. her brother
Answer: D: her brother
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Why did clinical psychology increase in prominence just after World War II?
A. Sigmund Freud’s writings were translated into English. B. Researchers discovered the first antidepressant drugs. C. American universities began offering a Ph.D. degree in psychology. D. The need for help was greater than psychiatrists could supply.
Which of the following research topics would be most interesting to a psychologist who favors the situated-cognitive approach?
a. When working on a geometry problem, do people solve the problem more quickly if they are shown a diagram, in addition to the verbal form of the problem? b. On a problem requiring a matrix solution, are people faster at solving problems if they have already tried several easier versions of the problem? c. On a math problem requiring symbols, does the amount of irrelevant information influence the accuracy of the solution to the problem? d. What kind of strategies do college students use when trying to solve the problem of getting a ride to their hometown for a vacation?
After 9/11 people were more likely to judge flying as being unsafe. What concept does this illustrate?
A. availability heuristic B. representativeness heuristic C. conjunction fallacy D. sunk cost effect E. algorithm
What do the Yoga practices of Hindu mystics, the dances of the Whirling Dervishes of Turkey, and the sweat lodge ceremony of the Sioux Indians all have in common?
a. They are used as a rite of passage for the young men in each culture. b. They are all meant to cleanse the mind and body and bring about altered awareness and personal revelation. c. They are all considered illegal practices in most Western cultures. d. They have all of these characteristics in common.