Psychology is defined as the scientific study of:
A) societal development.
B) criminal rehabilitation.
C) neural diseases.
D) mind and behaviour.
D) mind and behaviour.
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Twin studies of anxiety disorders indicate that generalized anxiety disorder has a heritability of
a. around 20 to 30 percent. b. less than 5 percent. c. over 50 percent. d. almost 100 percent.
Research has demonstrated that eyewitnesses are more accurate at identifying people of their own racial or ethnic group than they are at identifying people of other ethnic or racial groups. This tendency is most related to the so-called ____
a. discontinuity effect b. scapegoat effect c. minimal group effect d. outgroup homogeneity bias
Regarding subliminal perception, which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. People can perceive stimuli below the threshold of awareness. b. The effects of subliminal perception are strong. c. Advertisers have demonstrated that subliminal cues can increase sales of some products. d. People can be influenced to change their behaviors by cleverly placed subliminal cues. e. Scientists doubt the existence of subliminal perception.
In Lazarus's view, primary appraisal is to __________ as secondary appraisal is to
__________. a. hypothalamus; adrenal glands b. epinephrine; glucocorticoids c. alarm; resistance d. evaluation of threat; assessment of resources e. fight; flight