Research exploring the relationship between Type A
personalities and coronary heart disease (CHD) is not as strong as was previously believed. Some studies found support for this relationship, while others did not. While this inconsistency may at first glance seem to be a bad thing, it does provide avenues for further exploration and clarity. The lack of consistent research findings is important for which of the following concepts from this chapter?
A) Ruling out rival hypotheses
B) Falsifiability
C) Occam's Razor
D) Replicability
Answer: D
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a. ?People appear to have genetic vulnerabilities to specific types of anxiety disorders. b. ?Evidence of a predisposition to anxiety appears early in life. c. ?Children first show anxiety to novel situations around the time they start to crawl. d. ?Highly reactive infants are usually calm by the time they are 4 or 5 years old.
According to psychologist Jeffrey Gray, the brain's ____ system affects sensitivity to rewards, whereas the ____ system affects sensitivity to punishment and the motivation to avoid punishment
a. ?primary; secondary b. ?secondary; primary c. ?behavioral approach; flight or freeze d. ?flight or freeze; behavioral approach
Jonathan has been diagnosed with a tumor located in his medulla. His physician warns him that until treated, the tumor will most directly affect his a. balance and motor coordination
b. breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure. c. control of aggression. d. decision-making.
From an evolutionary perspective it is believed that the human species originated in ____
a. the forests and plateaus of South America b. the plains and lowlands of North America c. the grasslands and forests of Africa d. the tundra and deciduous forests of the Arctic