A hormone that is associated with enhanced immune responses and social bonding is called _________

a. HPA
b. cortisol
c. oxytocin
d. Helicobacter pylori


Answer: C

Rationale: Women seem to rely more on this particular physiological adaptation to cope with stress.

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A. These neurotransmitters are not involved in depression. B. It is overactivity of these neurotransmitters that underlies depression, not underactivity. C. The effectiveness of antidepressants is a placebo effect, as opposed to the result of a biochemical manipulation. D. Changes in neurotransmitter function, as opposed to neurotransmitter level, cause depression.

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Which of the following would NOT be considered a creativity test?

a. the Unusual Uses Test b. the Anagrams Test c. the Consequences Test d. the Convergent Thinking Test

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The systematic study of the relation between the physical characteristics of stimuli and

perception experience is known as a. signal detection. b. sensory psychology. c. psychophysics. d. perceptual psychology. e. sensation.

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Most college students in the U.S. probably think of football or basketball when "sports" are mentioned, rather than soccer or luge. Thus, football and basketball would serve as ________ for sports

a) models b) concepts c) exemplars d) prototypes

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