Manuel hoped to graduate from college by age 22 but finds himself enrolling for the first time at age 52 . The anxiety Manuel feels because of this situation may be best explained by the concept of
a. biological maturation.
b. a social clock.
c. plasticity.
d. historical change.
b
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Does genetic influence on personality increase or decrease over the life span?
a. Different investigations show conflicting answers. b. Genetic influence increases as we age only for the traits of extraversion and neuroticism. c. Genetics influence personality change while the environment supports personality constancy. d. None of the above
Dr. Small wanted to perform an experiment using fMRI that had three conditions: A, B, and C. She wanted to present them to her subjects in the following order: ABCCBA. This type of presentation of conditions is called
a. Complete counterbalancing b. Reverse counterbalancing c. A Latin Square d. Block Randomization
Police officers often experience stress related to the "life in a fishbowl" phenomenon which refers to A. feeling isolated from family and peers due the hours and demands of the job
B. building inappropriate attachments to their fellow officers. C. being constantly in the public eye and having their behavior evaluated. D. being forced into early retirement due to burn out.
An obsession is a repetitive ________ whereas a compulsion is a compulsive ________
a. thought; behavior b. behavior; thought c. stressor; action d. action; stressor e. situation; fear