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1461PsychologyMedium

Within the human embryo, activity related to the development of hair and nails is centered in the ________?

Aectoderm

Bendoderm

Cexoderm

Dmesoderm

Correct answer

A. ectoderm

Explanation

The correct answer is ectoderm.

1462PsychologyMedium

Sarah in a group which is responsible for keeping a mile in a local road clear of litter wice a year, anyone who wants to can help the group pick up garbage and litter along the highway. Which of the following describes the type of group Sarah is in?

Atask and inclusive

Btask and exclusive

Csocial and inclusive

Dtask and social

Correct answer

A. task and inclusive

Explanation

The correct answer is task and inclusive.

1463PsychologyMedium

The colored portion of the eye is called the ________?

Alens

Bcornea

Cpupil

Diris

Correct answer

D. iris

Explanation

The correct answer is iris.

1464PsychologyMedium

Counterconditioning techniques were derived from principles first developed by:

AB. F. Skinner

BIvan Pavlov

CSigmund Freud

DCarl Rogers

Correct answer

B. Ivan Pavlov

Explanation

The correct answer is Ivan Pavlov.

1465PsychologyMedium

The earliest studies of verbal learning and rote memory were conducted by ________?

AThorndike

BEbbinghaus

CMiller

DPavlov

Correct answer

B. Ebbinghaus

Explanation

The correct answer is Ebbinghaus.

1466PsychologyMedium

A behavioral guideline for a specific setting is (n):

ARule

BSocial role

CImplicit guide

DExplicit guide

Correct answer

A. Rule

Explanation

The correct answer is Rule.

1467PsychologyMedium

Gill has psychological disorder, and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil’s symptoms. In this case, Gill therapist is MOST likely treating him for

Aschizophrenia

Bgeneralized anxiety disorder

Cpanic disorder

Dborderline personality disorder

Correct answer

A. schizophrenia

Explanation

The correct answer is schizophrenia.

1468PsychologyMedium

The essence of the experiment method is.

Acareful measurement and record keeping

Bobtaining direct reports from subjects about their subjective experiences

Caccurate calculation of correlation’s

Dusing control to identify cause-and effect connections

Correct answer

D. using control to identify cause-and effect connections

Explanation

The correct answer is using control to identify cause-and effect connections.

1469PsychologyMedium

Alfred Adler stressed what in his personality theory?

Astriving for superiority

Bthe environment

Ccollective unconscious

Dconflict

Correct answer

A. striving for superiority

Explanation

The correct answer is striving for superiority.

1470PsychologyMedium

In people whose corpus callosum has not been severed verbal stimuli are identified more quickly and accurately:

Awhen presented auditorily rather than visually

Bwhen sent to the left hemisphere first

Cwhen sent to the right hemisphere first

Dwhen presented to the left visual field

Correct answer

B. when sent to the left hemisphere first

Explanation

The correct answer is when sent to the left hemisphere first.

The essence of the experiment method is.

Acareful measurement and record keeping

Bobtaining direct reports from subjects about their subjective experiences

Caccurate calculation of correlation’s

Dusing control to identify cause-and effect connections

Correct answer

D. using control to identify cause-and effect connections

Explanation

The correct answer is using control to identify cause-and effect connections.