Psychology

Researchers believe genotype influences the environment. In other words, as children grow and ...

Researchers believe genotype influences the environment. In other words, as children grow and ...

[html]Researchers believe genotype influences the environment. In other words, as children grow and develop, they select, modify, and create their own experiences based in part on genetic tendencies. This is referred to as the __________.

▸ intellig

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jblazah

Describe the predictive validity of IQ scores in regard to life outcomes.

Describe the predictive validity of IQ scores in regard to life outcomes.

Describe the predictive validity of IQ scores in regard to life outcomes.

gabe.alao   47   1 Reply

noodlelicker

Twenty-two-year-old Stanley graduated from college less than a year ago and is gainfully employed ...

Twenty-two-year-old Stanley graduated from college less than a year ago and is gainfully employed ...

[html]Twenty-two-year-old Stanley graduated from college less than a year ago and is gainfully employed and lives in a townhouse with his two college buddies. His brother Stephen asks Stanley if he feels like he has reached adulthood. How is Stanley

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unicornman1

Tabby's friend asked her if she would honestly tell her if she liked her new outfit, and Tabby ...

Tabby's friend asked her if she would honestly tell her if she liked her new outfit, and Tabby ...

[html]Tabby's friend asked her if she would honestly tell her if she liked her new outfit, and Tabby responded, "Of course I'll tell you the truth." However, the same friend got a new haircut that Tabby did not like, but Tabby told her friend she tho

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redgirl19

Discuss the term erotic plasticity and relate it to sexual orientation and sexual behavior.

Discuss the term erotic plasticity and relate it to sexual orientation and sexual behavior.

Discuss the term erotic plasticity and relate it to sexual orientation and sexual behavior.

gabe.alao   60   1 Reply

Mayhem

What is the function of the natural killer (NK) cells?

What is the function of the natural killer (NK) cells?

[html]What is the function of the natural killer (NK) cells?

▸ They attack foreign invaders indirectly by creating antibodies.

▸ They patrol the body looking for diseased cells and attack them with lethal chemicals.

▸ They release antigens to help

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Zainab Ghaddar

Psychoanalytic views of personality are based on __________, whereas humanistic theorists focus much ...

Psychoanalytic views of personality are based on __________, whereas humanistic theorists focus much ...

[html]Psychoanalytic views of personality are based on __________, whereas humanistic theorists focus much more on __________.

▸ consciousness; unconsciousness

▸ personal freedom; collective harmony

▸ determinism; free will

▸ strivings in the pre

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finsterchuck

Define reliability and validity, and explain how they relate to one another using the analogy of a ...

Define reliability and validity, and explain how they relate to one another using the analogy of a ...

Define reliability and validity, and explain how they relate to one another using the analogy of a dartboard or target.

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oveechkin

According to the textbook authors, what is critical to promote learning?

According to the textbook authors, what is critical to promote learning?

[html]According to the textbook authors, what is critical to promote learning?

▸ Addressing and combating misconceptions

▸ Avoid talking about your personal experiences in course discussions

▸ Do not question the professor's position on course top

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mkyoungs

Inferential statistics allow researchers to draw inferences about how statistically meaningful a ...

Inferential statistics allow researchers to draw inferences about how statistically meaningful a ...

Inferential statistics allow researchers to draw inferences about how statistically meaningful a studys results are.
[True or False?]

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Gabriel310

Describe the schools of psychological thought that became popular when psychology emerged as a ...

Describe the schools of psychological thought that became popular when psychology emerged as a ...

Describe the schools of psychological thought that became popular when psychology emerged as a discipline, including the major theorists associated with each school as well as the goal of each of these perspectives.

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Gabriel310

As Keiko walked through a dark alley late at night, she heard a bottle break, a weird wheezing ...

As Keiko walked through a dark alley late at night, she heard a bottle break, a weird wheezing ...

As Keiko walked through a dark alley late at night, she heard a bottle break, a weird wheezing noise, and something rustling behind a dumpster. Her heart beat faster, she started to sweat, and she began to breathe more deeply. These physiological rea

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Gabriel310

Total color blindness usually occurs due to a genetic variation.

Total color blindness usually occurs due to a genetic variation.

Total color blindness usually occurs due to a genetic variation.
[True or False?]

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Gabriel310

When a previously learned response reappears even after it was thought to have been extinguished, ...

When a previously learned response reappears even after it was thought to have been extinguished, ...

When a previously learned response reappears even after it was thought to have been extinguished, classical-conditioning theorists say that __________ has occurred.
a)  spontaneous recovery
b)  stimulus generalization
c)  stimulus discrimination

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jboutdy

Japanese schoolteachers and students are much more likely than their American counterparts to ...

Japanese schoolteachers and students are much more likely than their American counterparts to ...

Japanese schoolteachers and students are much more likely than their American counterparts to believe that the secret to doing well in math is working hard.
[True or False?]

Gabriel310   85   1 Reply

haidy sakr

The amygdala is a key brain structure involved when, on Halloween, 3-year-old Benjamin screams in ...

The amygdala is a key brain structure involved when, on Halloween, 3-year-old Benjamin screams in ...

The amygdala is a key brain structure involved when, on Halloween, 3-year-old Benjamin screams in fear at the sight of his mom dressed as a witch.
[True or False?]

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yolomanolo

Clinical depression has been linked to heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. What is the ...

Clinical depression has been linked to heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. What is the ...

Clinical depression has been linked to heart attacks and cardiovascular disease. What is the probable mechanism that drives that link?
a)  Depressed people have higher cortisol levels and engage in behaviors that are risk factors for heart disease.

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demerska

According to Mary Ainsworth, mothers who are sensitive and responsive to their babies' needs create ...

According to Mary Ainsworth, mothers who are sensitive and responsive to their babies' needs create ...

According to Mary Ainsworth, mothers who are sensitive and responsive to their babies' needs create securely attached infants.
[True or False?]

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Maserati

Psychopaths are slow to develop classically conditioned responses to anticipated danger, pain, or shock.

Psychopaths are slow to develop classically conditioned responses to anticipated danger, pain, or shock.

Psychopaths are slow to develop classically conditioned responses to anticipated danger, pain, or shock.
[True or False?]

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ShanitaD220

Which of the following is not a risk to clients undergoing therapy?

Which of the following is not a risk to clients undergoing therapy?

Which of the following is not a risk to clients undergoing therapy?
a)  side effects of insomnia, increased appetite, and sexual dysfunction
b)  devaluation of a client's customs or cultural clues by a therapist
c)  empirically unsupported thera

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monithedoll

Statistics with Psychology help please

Statistics with Psychology help please

Please explain to me how to do this. I can't find it in my text book. Test tomorrow thank you so much!

Anxiously-attached individuals in the general population tend to have low levels of satisfaction in their romantic relationships (μ

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cassiec

After being cheated by a dishonest salesman at a local appliance store, Amy is able to distinguish ...

After being cheated by a dishonest salesman at a local appliance store, Amy is able to distinguish ...

After being cheated by a dishonest salesman at a local appliance store, Amy is able to distinguish between salesmen who are dishonest and those who are not. In this scenario, Amy is applying the concept of _____.
 
  A) sensory preconditio

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Themanishere

In behavior modification, an event that alters the value of a stimulus as a reinforcer is referred ...

In behavior modification, an event that alters the value of a stimulus as a reinforcer is referred ...

In behavior modification, an event that alters the value of a stimulus as a reinforcer is referred to as a (an):
 
  a. extinction burst
 b. three-term contingency
  c. discriminative stimulus
  d. motivating operation
[b

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empi22

In the process of __________, a dreamer associates to the people in the dream and the dream ...

In the process of __________, a dreamer associates to the people in the dream and the dream ...

In the process of __________, a dreamer associates to the people in the dream and the dream
  symbols.
 
  A) amplification
  B) recall
  C) active imagination
  D) interpretation


Question 2
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hibobbbyyyy

A secure attachment is associated with __________ and __________.

A secure attachment is associated with __________ and __________.

A secure attachment is associated with __________ and __________.
 
  a. low anxiety; low avoidance
  b. high anxiety; low avoidance
  c. high anxiety; high avoidance
  d. low anxiety; high avoidance


Questi

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galekias

Shifts in a population's average scores with age are known as __________.

Shifts in a population's average scores with age are known as __________.

Shifts in a population's average scores with age are known as __________.
 
  a. rank-order consistency
  b. mean-level changes
  c. quantum change
  d. temperament


Question 2

One out of ________

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Babel99

Sarah grew up feeling unloved and unconnected to her mother. Sarah may experience __________.

Sarah grew up feeling unloved and unconnected to her mother. Sarah may experience __________.

Sarah grew up feeling unloved and unconnected to her mother. Sarah may experience __________.
 
  a. split object image
  b. basic fault
  c. transference
  d. synchronicity


Question 2

The ______

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ggabs

When participant responses to a test are consistent across time, the test is said to have strong ...

When participant responses to a test are consistent across time, the test is said to have strong ...

When participant responses to a test are consistent across time, the test is said to have strong test-retest reliability.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


Question 2

Marcia loves sports and i

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galekias

Cantor & Kihlstrom's idea of social intelligence describes individual variation in :

Cantor & Kihlstrom's idea of social intelligence describes individual variation in :

Cantor & Kihlstrom's idea of social intelligence describes individual variation in
 
  A) traditionally-measured intelligence.
  B) mastery of clusters of knowledge and interpersonal skills.
  C) musical and artistic aptitude.

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galekias

The id satisfies needs through the primary process. (True or false?)

The id satisfies needs through the primary process. (True or false?)

The id satisfies needs through the primary process.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


Question 2

People who feel that mentors are supporting their own autonomy behave in ways that foster the a

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hibobbbyyyy

A normal distribution is referred to as the ___________.

A normal distribution is referred to as the ___________.

A normal distribution is referred to as the ___________.
 
  a. mean
  b. standard deviation
  c. mode
  d. bell curve


Question 2

The score that appears the most frequently on a test is the _____

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x

In almost all states in the United States, a license to practice clinical psychology requires a doctorate.

In almost all states in the United States, a license to practice clinical psychology requires a doctorate.

In almost all states in the United States, a license to practice clinical psychology requires a doctorate.
[True or False?]

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byehoe

Under carefully controlled experimental conditions, Aldo finds that ninth graders who study an ...

Under carefully controlled experimental conditions, Aldo finds that ninth graders who study an ...

Under carefully controlled experimental conditions, Aldo finds that ninth graders who study an additional 2 hours raise their test scores by 5 percent. Before publicizing his results, he repeats the experiment with a different group of ninth graders,

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Galindoux21

Spinal reflexes are automatic and cannot be influenced by thoughts and emotions.

Spinal reflexes are automatic and cannot be influenced by thoughts and emotions.

Spinal reflexes are automatic and cannot be influenced by thoughts and emotions.
[True or False?]

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alasyachristine

Olfaction refers to which of the following?

Olfaction refers to which of the following?

Olfaction refers to which of the following?
a.a persons sense of taste
b.a persons sight
c.a persons hearing
d.a persons sense of smell

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Galindoux21

Timbre is what makes a note played on a flute, which produces relatively pure tones, sound different ...

Timbre is what makes a note played on a flute, which produces relatively pure tones, sound different ...

Timbre is what makes a note played on a flute, which produces relatively pure tones, sound different from the same note played on an oboe, which produces very complex sounds.
[True or False?]

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whyalone9x

Jona begs her father for a chocolate cupcake at the bakery but he refuses to buy her one. Jona ...

Jona begs her father for a chocolate cupcake at the bakery but he refuses to buy her one. Jona ...

Jona begs her father for a chocolate cupcake at the bakery but he refuses to buy her one. Jona continues to whine and complain until finally he breaks down and gets her the cupcake. For her dad, the cessation of Jona's whiny behavior is a
a.positiv

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hkk

The cognitive skills and specific knowledge that a person acquires over a lifetime are called __________.

The cognitive skills and specific knowledge that a person acquires over a lifetime are called __________.

The cognitive skills and specific knowledge that a person acquires over a lifetime are called __________.
a)  crystallized intelligence
b)  fluid intelligence
c)  theory of mind
d)  mental age

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mcraver1

Epinephrine and other hormones provide the energy of an emotion.

Epinephrine and other hormones provide the energy of an emotion.

Epinephrine and other hormones provide the energy of an emotion.
[True or False?]

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Maserati

You accidentally broke your eyeglasses. Which response is an example of reappraisal?

You accidentally broke your eyeglasses. Which response is an example of reappraisal?

You accidentally broke your eyeglasses. Which response is an example of reappraisal?
a)  "What a shame, but I've been wanting new frames anyway."
b)  "I am such a stupid, clumsy idiot!"
c)  "I never do anything right."
d)  "I'll forget about i

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