Which of the following provides a boost of energy when a person first faces a stressor?

a. Cortisol
b. Leptin
c. Epinephrine
d. Testosterone


a. Cortisol

Cortisol provides a boost of energy when a person first faces a stressor.

Psychology

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Greg has just transferred to a new school, and has been going out to a lot of parties and social functions so that he can meet new friends. Social psychologists would say that Greg is trying to satisfy the human need to ________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Number on a football jersey is to the _____ scale of measurement and temperature measured on the Fahrenheit scale is to the _____ scale of measurement

a. ordinal; interval b. interval; nominal c. nominal; ratio d. nominal; interval

Psychology

Which of the behavioral therapy techniques requires clients to keep careful data on the frequency and the consequences of the behavior to be changed?

a. behavioral self-monitoring b. counterconditioning c. skills training d. graduated exposure

Psychology

How are degrees of freedom calculated for two-way chi square tests?

a. ([# of levels of Variable 1] ? 1) + ([# of levels of Variable 2] ? 1) b. ([# of levels of Variable 1] + [# of levels of Variable 2]) ? 1 c. ([# of levels of Variable 1] – 1) x ([# of levels of Variable 2] ? 1) d. ([# of levels of Variable 1] × [# of levels of Variable 2]) ? 1

Psychology