top hat unit 2
Which suggests a decline in intelligence
Cross sectional data
Eric broke up with his gf then came down with a severe respiratory infection. His illness may have been exacerbated to a large extent by a(n) in his body's release of
Decrease, lymphocytes
Which recommendation should this bitch NOT follow when she is trying to lose weight?
Don't eat a variety a foods
Which theoretical perspective of motivation focuses on how we respond to our inner pushes
Drive reduction theory
A stressor is an
Environmental event that threatens us
You are preparing a lecture on the benefits of exercise and will highlight all the following except:
Exercise provides increased warmth and body arousal
Divergent thinking involves
Expanding the number of possible solutions to a problem
Which of the following creativity components emphasizes the role of well developed knowledge?
Expertise
The factors associated with creativity include
Expertise and a venturesome personality
Activating the muscles involved in smiling may actually make us feel happier, supporting which hypothesis?
Facial feedback effect
Jill recieves good feedback on her recent assignment and helps an elderly strangr by carrying shopping bags to the strangers car, what is jill expereinceing?
Feel good do good
The tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state is known as
Homeostasis
Which of the following is not likely to indicate intellectual disability?
IQ score of 133
Which of the following appetite hormones controls blood glucose level
Insulin
Claudius nearly gets into a car accident and slams on the breaks. She feels her heart pounding in her chest and thinks to herself, what almost happened? Which theory of emotion explains this series of experience?
James lange
Which of Sternberg's areas of intelligence focuses on everyday tasks
Practical
Savanna recognizes that her employer is creating a great deal of stress in her life (dick). She decides to quit her job and work for another company. Which behavior is Savanna displaying?
Problem-focused coping
In which phase of the sexual response cycle does the body gradually return to an unaroused state?
Resolution
Which division of the nervous system is activated when AN INDIVIDUAL IS AROUSED
SYMPATHETIC
Which of the following is true regarding the influence of environment on intelligence?
Schooling enhances intelligence
Which is true regarding the origins of sexual orientation?
Sexual orientation may be linked to prenatal hormone levels
The existence of savant syndrome does not likely provide evidence to which theory
Spearman's general intelligence
Fred and Eric are identical twins. Which is likely true about their intelligence?
Their intelligence test scores are closely matched
In maslow's hierarchy of needs which must be satisfied before an individual aspires to meet safety needs
Physiological needs
Which of the following is true regarding animal cognition and language
Communication and comprehension, categories and concepts, tools and solve problems, all of the above
pigeons can reliably discriminate pictures of cars from pictures of chairs this best illustrates their capacity to develop
Concepts
Mikayla wants to break up with ther boy friend and she only sees the bad things in their relationship this is an example of
Confirmation bias
The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest is called
Content validity
Jacob is 9 years old and academically performs at a 12 year old level what is his average IQ?
133
At approximately what age do individuals begin to make two-word statements?
2 years
Which of the following individuals is more likely to collect more superficial friends on social networking sites?
A narcissistic individual
A method that guarantees an answer is called an
Algorithm
The perception that one can strongly influence the outcome and destiny of one's own life exemplifies:
An internal locus of control
Which is designed to predict a person's future performance?
Aptitude test
When we estimate the likelihood of events occurring based on their availability in our memory we presume that such events are common. This is called
Availability heuristic
Judy's professor didn't see her raising her hand, so she thought she was unfriendly. When she learned that her limited vision had been preventing her from seeing her hand, she continued to think she was unfriendly. This illustrates:
Belief perseverance
Which brain area controls the expression of language?
Broca's area
Which theory of emotion proposes that an emotion arousing stimulus triggers physical responses and the subjective experience of emotions simultaneously
Cannon bard theory
Of the basic emotions isolated by Carroll Izard, which one is NOT present in infancy and is NOT a stand-alone emotion?
Love
What is the best example of a Type A personality?
Mara, an irritable, impatient teacher
Clifford has 4 older brothers. According to the fraternal birth order effect how may this possibly affect his sexual orientation
More likely
How are we likely to interpret emotions in people?
My b ANGRY EXPRESSIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MALES
Which structural component of language is the smallest unit of distinctive sound?
Phoneme
Which of the following does not lead to an increase risk for heart disease?
Type B personality
Which ability in emotional intelligence refers to predicting how emotions may change and blend?
Understanding
Which is true about intuition?
adaptive
Happiness does not seem to be related to
age
Studies show which of the following to help reduce stress
all of the above