Diane is about to deliver a presentation to her class. As she starts speaking, her mouth becomes dry and her palms are sweaty. Her heart starts racing and she worries about how she is doing. The symptoms Diane is experiencing fit the pattern called
a) fugue.
b) stage fright.
c) affect reaction.
d) physiological resistance.
B
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Research on antisocial behavior has shown that
a. most antisocial teens grow up to be antisocial adults. b. juvenile delinquents are more likely than other peers to be conventional thinkers. c. early-onset aggressive children tend to not display significant antisocial behavior until early adulthood. d. aggressive youth tend to show less empathy.
Why did the number of AIDS-related deaths decrease in the late 1990s?
A. the incidence of homosexuality decreased B. a change in the definition of AIDS C. several breakthroughs in drug treatment D. breakthroughs in discovering a cure
Which of the following would most likely be investigated by use of a case study?
a. the extent of marijuana usage in the general population b. the effects of caffeine on memory c. a rare psychological problem such as multiple personality d. the correlation between hours of sleep per night and the grade-point averages of college students
Regarding self-concept, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. We creatively build our self-concepts out of daily experiences and revise them as we have new experiences. b. Once a stable self-concept exists, it tends to guide what we pay attention to, remember, and think about. c. Self-concepts can greatly affect our behavior, personal adjustment, and self-esteem, especially when these self-concepts are inaccurate. d. When old people were asked in a study how they had changed over the years, almost all thought they were very different people than they were when they were young.