Our general adaptation system is designed to help us cope effectively with chronic stressors
a. True
b. False
b
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Early leaders in __________________ believed that people are generally motivated to personally grow and fulfill their potential
A) behaviorism B) cognitive psychology C) functionalism D) humanistic psychology
Emma, age 8, can turn cartwheels, do the splits, and do handsprings. This is probably due to which two factors of growth in middle childhood?
A) ligaments not firmly attached to bones and increasing muscle strength B) hardening and lengthening of the bones and tightening of ligaments C) muscles that are loosely attached to bones and undeveloped muscle tone D) underdeveloped hip joints and muscles that do not fully develop until adolescence
Mateo is a social psychologist who studies behaviors and psychological factors that influence how people choose items they will buy or sell. Which of the following does Mateo study?
A. standard economic model B. behavioral economics C. loss aversion D. bounded rationality
The text reports a study in which female college students interacted with a 6-month-old infant who was either a boy or a girl, and who was dressed as either a boy or a girl
(For example, sometimes a boy was dressed as a boy, sometimes he was dressed as a girl.) Results demonstrate the importance of which of the following factors in the development of gender identity? a. genetic forces, especially those coded on the X and Y chromosomes b. brain development, which proceeds either in a "male" or "female" pattern c. socialization d. androgyny