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2. The drug that is a depressant is ___________.
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3. In what way are the psychologists who study teratogens like homicide detectives?
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4. The body’s first shield from foreign invaders is the ______.
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5. The immune system can be fortified by:
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6. Babies can hear inside the womb by the ____________.
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7. Which of the following is true concerning the nature-nurture debate?
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8. Which class of psychoactive drugs works by increasing activity within the nervous system?
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9. Behavioral medicine and health psychology both ________________.
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10. Emotional distress about the aging process could be signs of a ___________.
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11. What is missing from the following sentence? Eggs the ham and green delicious are.
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12. The human sleep cycle repeats itself approximately every:
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13. Extralinguistic information allows us to determine meaning by analyzing ___________.
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14. The extent to which respondents can tell what the items are measuring is known as ________.
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15. Which research method is most suitable for studying factors that influence behavioral change over time?
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16. The physical and psychological reaction that mobilizes people to either defend themselves or escape a dangerous situation is called _____________.
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17. Which type of drug could also be labeled hallucinogens?
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18. Which of the following factors impact an individuals ability to effectively deal with stress?
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19. Henry is an optimist. As a result, he will probably:
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20. Babies engage in intentional vocalizations that sound meaningful, but are not. This is referred to as ________.
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21. What structure serves as the social component of one’s personality?
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22. Which concept explains why four-year-old Jeremy thinks Mommy will definitely want the newest Power Ranger action figure for her birthday?
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23. Which lobes of the cerebral cortex are most active on tasks involving reasoning, planning, and judgment?
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24. The study of how behavior changes over time is called _______________ psychology.
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25. Jean Piaget is best known for his pioneering work in the area of _________ development.
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26. The human circadian rhythm can be disrupted by:
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27. The main conflict of the anal stage comes from _________.
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28. According to Freud, the ego is the ____________.
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29. A Freudian psychotherapist would assert that an alcoholic is a chain-smoker is stuck in what stage of development?
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30. In terms of conducting research, which of the following is a major disadvantage of the longitudinal design?
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31. The transitional time between childhood and adulthood is called ________.
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32. Social support encompasses the social relations with ____________________
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33. The smallest units of speech that are meaningful are referred to as ________.
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34. The MMPI and MMPI-2 are personality tests designed to detect _________________.
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35. The phase, or learning period, when children are receptive to learning a new skill but aren’t yet successful at it is called the ____________________.
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36. Of the following, which one has the strongest correlation with intelligence?
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37. Identical twins tend to have IQ correlations at 0.7, whereas fraternal twins tend to have IQ correlations of about 0.3. What do these correlations suggest?
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38. The 1968 book Personality and Assessment was written by ______________.
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39. Dr. Dulaney wants to study how artificial light affects the growth of his plants. He selects ten different plants at various stages of growth and records their height. What type of study is Dr. Dulaney conducting?
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40. According to Piaget, equilibration involves the process of _________________.
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41. Why is it easier to form a secure attachment with an “easy” infant versus a “difficult” one?
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42. The personality theory that said people were free to choose either adaptive or self-defeating patterns is known as ___________.
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43. The human brain begins to develop after _______.
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44. What concept from Piaget’s theory may interfere with a child’s developing theory of mind?
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45. The Halls have a brand new baby. What is the most important thing they should do to create an attachment?
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46. Which theory of personality is most concerned with understanding people’s unconscious narratives?
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47. A statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures is called ____________.
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48. When attempting to understand developmental transitions that people face throughout their lifespan, which of the following research designs would be most informative?
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49. Tobacco is often used to enhance feelings of ____________.
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50. Which of the following is a suggested treatment for insomnia?
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51. If I am given 10 math problems, and I can and do solve the first 9 in the same way, I may struggle with the last problem if it requires a different method to solve it. This best illustrates the concept of _______.
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52. Which researcher studied the effects of sensory abilities on intelligence?
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53. ____________ is linked with enhanced immune functioning.
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54. Which of the following is NOT one of the three keys to promoting a healthy lifestyle in all people?
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55. Foreign invaders to the body are also called ___________.
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56. We spend the greatest amount of time engaged in what altered state of consciousness?
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57. The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to identify which children were __________.
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58. Psychologists believe that personality is largely the result of _______.
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59. Rationalization involves ________________________________.
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60. According to Piaget, the process of absorbing new experience into current knowledge is called ____________.
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61. The inability to view the world from any perspective either than their own is called __________.
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62. Research suggests that stress-producing events _____________.
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63. Language is a __________ of communication.
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64. What general category of drug is used in the controlling of pain?
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65. Behaviorists attempted to explain thinking in the narrow terms of ______________.
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66. General findings concerning gender differences and IQ scores reveal that compared to men, women tend to score higher on _________.
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67. Research on stereotype threat suggests __________.
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68. The correct order of Piaget’s stages is ____________________.
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69. Marijuana is often referred to as a mild hallucinogenic drug and DIFFERS from other hallucinogens in that it may also:
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70. Which motto would best fit the id?
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71. The heart, lungs, and brain begin to form during the __________ period of prenatal development.
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72. Stranger anxiety is ____________.
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73. The majority of children fall into one of these three temperament categories:
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74. Erikson’s first psychosocial crisis is _________________.
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75. Research on crisis debriefing and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that:
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76. A set of attitudes marked by a sense of control over events, commitment to life work, and courage and motivation to confront stressful events is ___________.
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77. The most powerful natural stimulant is _________.
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78. What type of medicine is represented by taking an aspirin a day along with your prescribed heart medication?
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79. Which order is correct in Freud’s psychosexual stages of development?
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80. Researchers view stress in the following three ways:
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81. Cognitive control is the ability to cognitively restructure or think differently about____________________.
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82. Disclosing painful feelings is known as ___________.
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83. Which of the following statements is true concerning the relationship between the brain size and intelligence?
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84. The behavioral theories tend to focus on ________.
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85. According to Vygotsky, what would be the most effective way to identify a child’s level in the zone of proximal development?
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86. The field of psychology that integrates the behavioral sciences with the practice and science of medicine is known as:
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87. Successful communication depends on the ______________.
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88. At five year olds, Sammy is better able to understand his friends’ feelings as compared to when he was three years old. Sammy is acquiring a __________.
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89. When we feel drowsy late at night, it is the result of neurons that are controlled within our ___________.
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90. As symbol systems of communication , most languages are ______________
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91. Three-year-old Joaquin is given a glass of water. His mother then decided to pour the water into a larger cup with a lid. Joaquin starts complaining that he has less water. He has yet to understand the theory of __________.
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92. Which of the following is an example of imprinting?
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93. A ball of identical cells that haven’t yet begun to take on a specific function during early pregnancy is called a __________.
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94. What game would be difficult to play with a child lacking object permanence?
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95. To which stage of sleep might the term passive-aggressive, in terms of the brain’s activity, apply?
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96. By the end of the first year of life, an infant will generally use only ______________.
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97. Night terrors usually occur during:
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98. The idea that all psychological events have an underlying cause is better known as ___________.
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99. The key criteria for evaluating personality assessment are ____________.
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100. Gender differences start occurring ___________________________.
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101. According to Freud, the motivated forgetting of distressing external experiences is known as _____.
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102. In non-human animals, the most common circumstances under which communication occurs are _________.
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103. Which problem might give a three-year-old the toughest time?
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Which of the following is true about learning language?
The drug that is a depressant is ___________.
In what way are the psychologists who study teratogens like homicide...
The body’s first shield from foreign invaders is the ______.
The immune system can be fortified by:
Babies can hear inside the womb by the ____________.
Which of the following is true concerning the nature-nurture debate?
Which class of psychoactive drugs works by increasing activity within...
Behavioral medicine and health psychology both ________________.
Emotional distress about the aging process could be signs of a...
What is missing from the following sentence? Eggs the ham and green ...
The human sleep cycle repeats itself approximately every:
Extralinguistic information allows us to determine meaning by...
The extent to which respondents can tell what the items are measuring...
Which research method is most suitable for studying factors that...
The physical and psychological reaction that mobilizes people to...
Which type of drug could also be labeled hallucinogens?
Which of the following factors impact an individuals ability to...
Henry is an optimist. As a result, he will probably:
Babies engage in intentional vocalizations that sound meaningful, but ...
What structure serves as the social component of one’s personality?
Which concept explains why four-year-old Jeremy thinks Mommy will...
Which lobes of the cerebral cortex are most active on tasks involving...
The study of how behavior changes over time is called _______________...
Jean Piaget is best known for his pioneering work in the area of...
The human circadian rhythm can be disrupted by:
The main conflict of the anal stage comes from _________.
According to Freud, the ego is the ____________.
A Freudian psychotherapist would assert that an alcoholic is a...
In terms of conducting research, which of the following is a major...
The transitional time between childhood and adulthood is called...
Social support encompasses the social relations with...
The ...
The MMPI and MMPI-2 are personality tests designed to detect...
The phase, or learning period, when children are receptive to learning...
Of the following, which one has the strongest correlation with...
Identical twins tend to have IQ correlations at 0.7, whereas fraternal...
The 1968 book Personality and Assessment was written by...
Dr. Dulaney wants to study how artificial light affects the growth of...
According to Piaget, equilibration involves the process of...
Why is it easier to form a secure attachment with an “easy” infant...
The personality theory that said people were free to choose either...
The human brain begins to develop after _______.
What concept from Piaget’s theory may interfere with a child’s...
The Halls have a brand new baby. What is the most important thing they...
Which theory of personality is most concerned with understanding...
A statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses...
When attempting to understand developmental transitions that people...
Tobacco is often used to enhance feelings of ____________.
Which of the following is a suggested treatment for insomnia?
If I am given 10 math problems, and I can and do solve the first 9 in...
Which researcher studied the effects of sensory abilities on...
____________ is linked with enhanced immune functioning.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three keys to promoting a...
Foreign invaders to the body are also called ___________.
We spend the greatest amount of time engaged in what altered state of...
The original purpose of the first intelligence test was to identify...
Psychologists believe that personality is largely the result of...
Rationalization involves ________________________________.
According to Piaget, the process of absorbing new experience into...
The inability to view the world from any perspective either than their...
Research suggests that stress-producing events _____________.
Language is a __________ of communication.
What general category of drug is used in the controlling of pain?
Behaviorists attempted to explain thinking in the narrow terms of...
General findings concerning gender differences and IQ scores reveal...
Research on stereotype threat suggests __________.
The correct order of Piaget’s stages is ____________________.
Marijuana is often referred to as a mild hallucinogenic drug and...
Which motto would best fit the id?
The heart, lungs, and brain begin to form during the __________ period...
Stranger anxiety is ____________.
The majority of children fall into one of these three temperament...
Erikson’s first psychosocial crisis is _________________.
Research on crisis debriefing and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)...
A set of attitudes marked by a sense of control over events,...
The most powerful natural stimulant is _________.
What type of medicine is represented by taking an aspirin a day along...
Which order is correct in Freud’s psychosexual stages of...
Researchers view stress in the following three ways:
Cognitive control is the ability to cognitively restructure or think...
Disclosing painful feelings is known as ___________.
Which of the following statements is true concerning the relationship...
The behavioral theories tend to focus on ________.
According to Vygotsky, what would be the most effective way to...
The field of psychology that integrates the behavioral sciences with...
Successful communication depends on the ______________.
At five year olds, Sammy is better able to understand his friends’...
When we feel drowsy late at night, it is the result of neurons that...
As symbol systems of communication , most languages are ______________
Three-year-old Joaquin is given a glass of water. His mother then...
Which of the following is an example of imprinting?
A ball of identical cells that haven’t yet begun to take on a...
What game would be difficult to play with a child lacking object...
To which stage of sleep might the term passive-aggressive, in terms of...
By the end of the first year of life, an infant will generally use...
Night terrors usually occur during:
The idea that all psychological events have an underlying cause is...
The key criteria for evaluating personality assessment are...
Gender differences start occurring ___________________________.
According to Freud, the motivated forgetting of distressing external...
In non-human animals, the most common circumstances under which...
Which problem might give a three-year-old the toughest time?
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