Which of the following effects is least likely to occur when an individual is malnourished?
a. a loss of circadian rhythm
b. a decrease in the release of growth hormone
c. dermatological changes
d. lethargy, apathy, and depression
b
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The long-range impact of human activities on natural environments is already evident in
a. global warming. b. the extinction of plants and animals. c. a hole in the ozone layer. d. all of these.
Extrasensory knowledge of someone else's thoughts is called _____
A) telepathy B) precognition C) clairvoyance D) psychometry
Sarah has an eating disorder and is currently in treatment for it
Her therapist is trying to get Sarah to see that her views about what her body should look like are much too perfectionistic and unrealistic. Through therapy, the therapist is working on getting Sarah to realize that her thoughts and perceptions are out of line. From which psychological perspective is this explanation? a) biopsychosocial perspective b) psychodynamic perspective c) learning perspective d) cognitive perspective
Which of the following helps to explain why preoperational children's thinking keeps them from being able to understand the idea of conservation?
A) They tend to spend too much time on reversibility, or mentally reversing the steps in a problem back to the starting point. B) They tend to focus more on the dynamic transformation of a situation without giving adequate attention to beginning and ending states. C) They have a significant grasp on the idea that appearances can change without changing the fundamental characteristics of the situation. D) Their understanding is characterized by centration in which they focus on one aspect of the situation while ignoring other important features.