Kim knows she needs to go take summer courses, but worries about leaving her new boyfriend for three months
She wonders, will "absence make the heart go stronger" be true, or is "out of sight, out of mind" more applicable? This is an example of ________. a) the unscientific nature of conventional wisdom
b) confusion regarding an interpersonal problem
c) the seductive nature of jealousy
d) the need for female advice
a
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Jimmy Fallon, the host of a late night talk show, is worried that no one likes his hosting ability. If Jimmy decides to engage in an emotional coping strategy, he's most likely to
A. take prescription drugs for his anxiety. B. go to people who he knows value and care for him. C. identify his upsetting thoughts and change them. D. take up meditation.
Which of the following is NOT correct regarding aggression and children?
a. Frequent exposure to media violence makes children more aggressive. b. Aggressive children are often uninterested in school and their grades often reflect this disinterest. c. Aggressive behavior is more common among children living in economically advantaged areas than among children living in poverty. d. Aggressive children often befriend other aggressive children.
You notice that your roommate has difficulty sleeping after consuming heavily caffeinated drinks. You know from your courses that caffeine can stimulate brain neurons that produce arousal (and that such arousal disturbs sleep function)
If you suggest to your roommate that his/her insomnia reflects the action of caffeine on brain function, your explanation would involve the process of a. reduction. b. superordinate causality. c. generalization. d. induction. e. falsification.
Age-graded influences include __________
a) puberty b) poverty c) social class d) ethnicity