In studies of countries that ended restrictions on the availability of sexually explicit material, which of the following has generally been found?
a. a direct relationship between the availability of pornography and sex crimes
b. an inverse relationship between the availability of pornography and sex crimes
c. no relationship between the availability of pornography and sex crimes
d. none of the above
b
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The approach that examines behavioral processes in terms of their adaptive value for a species over the course of many generations is
a. clinical psychology. b. cognitive psychology. c. evolutionary psychology. d. physiological psychology.
Which of the unifying themes in psychology is MOST consistent with the existence of ambiguous figures and visual illusions?
a. Behavior is determined by multiple causes. b. Behavior is shaped by cultural heritage. c. People's experience of the world is highly subjective. d. Psychology is theoretically diverse.
Byron is planning to ask his parents if he can borrow their car on Friday night. He is thinking both about all the possible reasons they might bring up for not letting him use the car and of a logical reply to each of these possible objections. Based on Piaget's model of cognitive development, Byron's thought processes illustrate
a. the use of formal operational thought. b. the use of concrete operational thought. c. egocentric reasoning. d. postconventional reasoning.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Individuals who are future-oriented think ahead to the possible consequences of their actions.