Narda was taking a walk at dusk, when she heard footsteps behind her. As she increased her pace, so too did the pace of the footsteps. With no one else around her, Narda broke into a sprint and ducked into the first open store she found until the threat
had passed. Which characteristics would best describe Narda’s physiological state as she was avoiding the footsteps?
A) Faster digestion, pupil dilation, increased heart rate
B) Decreased heart rate, increased sweating, decreased urine production
C) Pupil constriction, decreased respiration, increased heart rate
D) Decreased digestion, increased sweating, increased respiration
D) Decreased digestion, increased sweating, increased respiration
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A 6-year-old child has a mental age of 9. Using the original formula, the child's IQ would be
a. 96. b. 100. c. 125. d. 150.
What were the major criticisms of Levels of Processing theory?
a. The data did not support the majority of its predictions outside the laboratory setting. b. It was counterintuitive and incompatible with the majority view that information processing is a linear sequence of transformations between input and output. c. Any result could be explained 'after-the-fact' by saying, "So, they must have used different levels of processing" without independently measuring the levels of processing the subjects actually used. d. It did not lend itself to computer simulations, and so it could not be independently verified.
________ refers to the condition in which media violence reduces emotional arousal while watching violence
a. Counterconditioning b. Extinction c. Punishment d. Cognitive mapping e. Psychic numbing
According to information presented in the text, about what percent of abusive parents were abused themselves as children?
a. nearly 100% b. about 90% c. about 75% d. less than half