Gina's mother is a vice president at a large company. Her work requires long hours at the office. As a result, Gina's mom does not always make it to her basketball games. Her mother's workplace represents which type of system for Gina?
a. Mesosystem
b. Exosystem
c. Microsystem
d. Macrosystem
b
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Stress slows the healing of wounds by as much as __________ to __________ percent.
A. 5; 10 B. 12; 15 C. 24; 40 D. 55; 70
You are in an airport and hear three 11-month-old babies babbling, each from a different racial/ethnic background (Asian, Hispanic, and European). The babbling of each of these infants will
a. sound very similar because maturation is the major determinant of language acquisition in the first year. b. consist mainly of vowel sounds because consonant sounds don't usually emerge until 12 months of age. c. consist mainly of two-word phrases (telegraphic speech). d. sound very different, with each child's babbles sounding quite similar to the language heard in the child's home.
In the 1990s, the idea that no one influence occurs in isolation has led to the ________________.
A. focus on the biological approach in psychology. B. growth of an integrative approach to psychology. C. decline of interest in the unconscious mind. D. a movement away from scientific methodology in psychology.
Which of the following psychological perspectives covered in your text emphasizes the role of physical processes and structures, as well as familial heredity, in explaining behavior?
a) the biological perspective b) the medical perspective c) the evolutionary perspective d) the humanistic perspective