According to the mortality salience hypothesis, being reminded of the inevitability of our own mortality:
A) increases existential terror.
B) strengthens cultural worldviews.
C) reduces religiosity.
D) strengthens aversion loss.
B) strengthens cultural worldviews.
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What did Piaget propose occurs when a stimulus or event is acted upon, perceived, and understood in accordance with existing patterns of thought?
A. assimilation B. cognitive suspension C. accommodation D. learning
Jason's mother claims that he can multiply large numbers in his head. She says he can figure out, for example, what day of the week it was on February 2, 1846 . However, Jason was tested for intelligence and his IQ scored was below 70 . What is a reasonable response to Jason's mother?
a. "Your son sounds as if he is an autistic child with splinter skills." b. "What you say he can do is not possible; you must be mistaken." c. "Your son is demonstrating two common symptoms of autism—echolalia and stimulus over-selectivity." d. "The testing must have been mistaken; your son is probably an emotionally healthy genius."
Changes in the physical appearance of adolescents, such as growth of facial hair in boys and breast development in girls, are called
a. primary sexual characteristics. c. differentiations. b. secondary sexual characteristics. d. puberty.
As part of Jeremiah's occupation, he restores buildings that have been damaged by natural disasters. He likens his job to that of __________ in the brain, which clean up after brain damage is sustained.
A. efferent neurons B. hormones C. interneurons D. glial cells