When a person starts working toward one goal and the mind automatically shuts off other goals from consciousness____is said to have occurred
a. goal shielding
b. self-regulation
c. tradeoffs
d. monitoring
A
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b. Either the 50-year-olds had forgotten, or they were lying. c. People have more sexual activity at age 40 than at age 50. d. The 40-year-olds and 50-year-olds used different definitions of "sex partner.".
Describe two experimental pieces of evidence that suggest exposure to violent media increases the chance of future aggression
What will be an ideal response?
Broca's findings in localization of function caused a surge of interest in brain research because ____
a. ?he offered correlations of specific behaviors and brain lesions seen on autopsy b. ?he was the first to posit the idea of localization of function c. ?he reintroduced the study of phrenology to the scientific community d. ?his work revealed that lesion analysis was an ineffective method of research
Critics of civil commitment argue that ____
a. patients who are committed will eventually be thankful that they got help b. patients who need treatment cannot be distinguished from those who do not c. civil commitment is for the benefit of those initiating commitment procedures and not for the individual d. patients who are treated against their will are liable to emerge from confinement even more disturbed