People who differ in neuroticism show different volumes of areas of the prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, and hippocampus, areas that have been implicated in ____
a. ?planning and achievement of goals
b. ?voluntary control of behavior
c. ?sensitivity to threat and stress
d. ?executive functions
ANSWER:
c
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Next semester, you are enrolling in a Neuropsychology class. This class will involve the study of the relationship between ____
a. ?heredity and environment b. ?brain processes, behavior, and psychological functioning c. ?neurotransmitters and hormones d. ?personality, biology, and environment
Self-assertion is characterized by which of the following?
a. firmness, not attack b. the achievement of one's goals at others' expense c. the receiver feeling hurt, defensive, humiliated, or taken advantage of d. a process that is entirely self-serving
The lasting contribution of the psychological school of thought known as structuralism is
A) its concern with understanding the adaptive purposes of consciousness. B) the importance it placed on systematic observation in studying consciousness. C) its concern with developing a scientific model of human learning. D) its findings that underscored the importance of unconscious mental processes in daily life.
One form of a self-fulfilling prophecy is called a stereotype __________, where people who are aware of a negative stereotype directed against them might perform down to the level of expectation that they believe exists about them
a. exposure b. threat c. bias d. confirmation