Psychologists use the term ____________________to refer to the processes that determine and control how memories are formed

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Since males are slightly larger than females, it follows that humans tend to be primarily monogamous and slightly polygynous

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

Vanessa, who is seven months pregnant, just found out that her son has spina bifida. Vanessa opts to undergo fetal surgery to have her son's spinal cord repaired. This advanced form of surgery is part of a whole new field called

a. fetal medicine. c. chorionic villus sampling. b. genetic engineering. d. social selection.

Psychology

Many minor sexual offenses are considered to be "nuisance offenses," but this classification is being revisited because

A) ?some offenders progress from minor offenses to more serious forms of sexual abuse. B) ?coercive paraphilias rarely if ever cause significant harm to targets. C) ?coercive paraphilias, by definition, always cause significant harm to targets. D) ?few people charged with these offenses will reoffend.

Psychology

Which of the following statements concerning behavioral risk factors is TRUE?

a. Almost all of the causes of poor health are beyond one's control. b. Luckily, unhealthy lifestyles usually center around one type of risk factor so that managing the behavior is relatively easy. c. All people who exhibit behavioral risk factors have a general disease-prone personality type. d. Some behaviors and lifestyles promote health, whereas others lead to illness and death.

Psychology