Sandy inherited a biological predisposition toward impulsive behavior. However, she grew up in a religious family, and has several close friends who help to moderate her behavior. Sandy has ____ that reduce her impulsive behavior
a. safeguards
b. defense mechanisms
c. mitigating circumstances
d. protective factors
D
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Four-year-old Kula is given a puppet and told to teach it all of the names that she can think of for certain animals and food items. At one point, she is asked the following questions about a lion: "Is it an animal?" and "Is it a type of cat?" Her correct response of "yes" to both questions indicates that Kukla understands
a. object permanence. b. seriation . c. hypothetical-deductive reasoning. d. classification hierarchies.
Spencer witnessed an automobile accident. After the accident, one of the bystanders casually mentioned that the driver was probably intoxicated. Even though the driver had not been drinking, and had never crossed the center line, when Spencer is describing the accident to the police, he states that the car had been "weaving all over the road" just before the accident. Based on what is known about
memory errors, you should conclude that Spencer's faulty recall is the result of: a. implicit memory readjustment b. proactive interference c. memory reconstruction d. state-dependent memory
Behaviors in the bereaved such as searching for the dead person and calling out for that person are
a. abnormal b. normal c. pathological d. delusions e. melancholia
Ellsworth has been diagnosed with ADHD. If his brain were to be examine, what sorts of changes would doctors likely find?
What will be an ideal response?