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Of the following individuals, who might be most prone to developing an eating disorder?
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Psychology Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Originally, IQ was defined as: | mental age divided by chronological age and multiplied by 100. |
| Of the following individuals, who might be most prone to developing an eating disorder? | Jennifer, a teenage girl who has a poor self-image and a fear of not being able to live up to her parents' high standards. |
| The Moon illusion occurs in part because distance cues at the horizon make the Moon seem: | farther away and therefore larger |
| When Fred pronounced the words "this" and "that", he noticed that they share a common: | phoneme |
| The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the ____ gland in response to stimulation by the _____ branch of the nervous system. | adrenal; sympathetic |
| As defined by the text, consciousness includes which of the following? | all of the above |
| Despite overwhelming and highly publicized evidence that Senator McEwan was guilty of serious political corruption & misconduct, many who had supported her in past elections remained convinced of her political integrity. Their reaction best illustrates: | belief perseverance |
| As he attempted to spell the word "receive", Tim reminded himself "i before e except after c". Tim's self-reminder best illustrates the use of: | a heuristic |
| The term critical period refers to: | a restricted time for learning |
| Nearsightedness is a condition in which the: | image falls in front of the retina |
| Expressing anger can be adaptive when you: | first wait until the anger subsides, then deal with the situation in a civil manner |
| After comparing divorce rates among identical and fraternal twins, Dr. Alexander has concluded that genes do play a role. Dr. Alexander is most likely a(n): | behavior geneticist |
| Which of the following is typically controlled by the left hemisphere? | word recognition |
| Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation? | finding the cold water of a swimming pool warmer after you have been in it for awhile. |
| Which of the following sequences would be best to follow if you wanted to minimize interference-induced forgetting in order to improve your recall on the psychology midterm? | study, eat, test |
| The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) is most likely to be found: | at the junction between motor neurons and muscle fibers |
| Raul and Sophia were having a picnic when it started to rain. They did not think of using their big plastic tablecloth as a temporary rain shelter and so were drenched within minutes. Their oversight best illustrates: | functional fixedness |
| Professor Washington's students did very poorly on the last exam. The tendency to make the fundamental attribution error might lead her to conclude that the class did poorly because: | students were unmotivated |
| Students at State University are convinced that their school is better than any other; this most directly illustrates: | an ingroup bias |
| Three-year-old Marco suffered damage to the speech area of the brain's left hemisphere when he fell from a swing. Research suggests that: | his right hemisphere may take over much of the language function |
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