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1651PsychologyMedium

Sports psychology is concerned with ________?

Amaking sure that the game is not beyond the capability of the players

Binstituting fair rules

Cthe dangers of injury

Dimproving the players’ performance

Correct answer

D. improving the players’ performance

Explanation

The correct answer is improving the players’ performance.

1652PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is the key factor in the selection of interests:

AMaterial gain

BInformation

CSkills

DPleasure

Correct answer

D. Pleasure

Explanation

The correct answer is Pleasure.

1653PsychologyMedium

Newborn children:

Ahave extremely poor hearing

Bhave limited sense abilities at birth and cannot feel pain at all

Ccannot learn and must depend on the adaptive reflexes in order to survive

Dcan follow a moving object with their eyes

Correct answer

D. can follow a moving object with their eyes

Explanation

The correct answer is can follow a moving object with their eyes.

1654PsychologyMedium

Harlow observed that most monkeys raised in total isolation:

Ashowed slower social development but more rapid cognitive development

Bwere totally apathetic and indifferent to the first monkeys they encountered

CShowed not lasting adverse effects when placed in socially enriched environment

Dwere incapable of mating upon reaching sexual maturity

Correct answer

D. were incapable of mating upon reaching sexual maturity

Explanation

The correct answer is were incapable of mating upon reaching sexual maturity.

1655PsychologyMedium

A feeling of apprehension or tension is ________?

AAnxiety

BNone of these

CPanic

DFrustration

Correct answer

A. Anxiety

Explanation

The correct answer is Anxiety.

1656PsychologyMedium

Jefferson has gone in for a psychiatric assessment. He tells the clinician that he has been feeling detached from his surroundings since he started taking medication to control his high blood pressure. The clinician would use

AAxis X of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

BAxis III of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Ceither Axis I or Axis II of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Dboth Axis IV and Axis V of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Correct answer

B. Axis III of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Explanation

The correct answer is Axis III of the DSM-IV to record this medical information.

1657PsychologyMedium

Practices that prevent educational participants from raising concerns that are important to them is known as________?

Apart of the hidden curriculum

Bschool socialization

Csilencing

Dstreaming

Correct answer

C. silencing

Explanation

The correct answer is silencing.

1658PsychologyMedium

A key element of Carl Rogers’ personality theory is the concept of:

Ameta – needs

Bthe self or self – image

Cthe pleasure principle

Dself – reinforcement

Correct answer

B. the self or self – image

Explanation

The correct answer is the self or self – image.

1659PsychologyMedium

After Georgiana learns that a tornado has destroyed her house, her brain probably directed the outer part of her adrenal glands to react by:

ASecreting cortisol

BProducing androgens

CProducing teratogens

DIncreasing the production of lymphocytes

Correct answer

A. Secreting cortisol

Explanation

The correct answer is Secreting cortisol.

1660PsychologyMedium

If we surveyed a sample of neuroscientists, which part of the brain would they report as most preferable to lose?

AA cubic centimeter of subcortex because the damage would be less disabling

BA cubic centimeter of spinal cord because the damage would be less disabling

CA cubic centimeter of cortex because the damage would be less disabling

DA cubic centimeter of glial cells because the damage would be less disabling

Correct answer

C. A cubic centimeter of cortex because the damage would be less disabling

Explanation

The correct answer is A cubic centimeter of cortex because the damage would be less disabling.

Newborn children:

Ahave extremely poor hearing

Bhave limited sense abilities at birth and cannot feel pain at all

Ccannot learn and must depend on the adaptive reflexes in order to survive

Dcan follow a moving object with their eyes

Correct answer

D. can follow a moving object with their eyes

Explanation

The correct answer is can follow a moving object with their eyes.

Harlow observed that most monkeys raised in total isolation:

Ashowed slower social development but more rapid cognitive development

Bwere totally apathetic and indifferent to the first monkeys they encountered

CShowed not lasting adverse effects when placed in socially enriched environment

Dwere incapable of mating upon reaching sexual maturity

Correct answer

D. were incapable of mating upon reaching sexual maturity

Explanation

The correct answer is were incapable of mating upon reaching sexual maturity.

Jefferson has gone in for a psychiatric assessment. He tells the clinician that he has been feeling detached from his surroundings since he started taking medication to control his high blood pressure. The clinician would use

AAxis X of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

BAxis III of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Ceither Axis I or Axis II of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Dboth Axis IV and Axis V of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Correct answer

B. Axis III of the DSM-IV to record this medical information

Explanation

The correct answer is Axis III of the DSM-IV to record this medical information.

If we surveyed a sample of neuroscientists, which part of the brain would they report as most preferable to lose?

AA cubic centimeter of subcortex because the damage would be less disabling

BA cubic centimeter of spinal cord because the damage would be less disabling

CA cubic centimeter of cortex because the damage would be less disabling

DA cubic centimeter of glial cells because the damage would be less disabling

Correct answer

C. A cubic centimeter of cortex because the damage would be less disabling

Explanation

The correct answer is A cubic centimeter of cortex because the damage would be less disabling.