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1831PsychologyMedium

Which interactionalists invented the labeling theory?

ATimberlake and Spears

BDavis and Moore

CBacker and Rist

DPosh and Bekam

Correct answer

C. Backer and Rist

Explanation

The correct answer is Backer and Rist.

1832PsychologyMedium

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of an single intelligence test score as an index of an individual’s mental capacities?

ASternberg

BThurstone

CSpearman

DGardner

Correct answer

C. Spearman

Explanation

The correct answer is Spearman.

1833PsychologyMedium

The material of which chromosomes are composed is called ________?

Adeoxyribonucleic acid

Bmyelin

Cgenes

Datoms

Correct answer

A. deoxyribonucleic acid

Explanation

The correct answer is deoxyribonucleic acid.

1834PsychologyMedium

To regard an abstract concept as if it were a real, concentrate thing is called:

Astandardization.

Bheritability.

Cconvergent thinking.

Dreification.

Correct answer

D. reification.

Explanation

The correct answer is reification..

1835PsychologyMedium

An expatriate is:

AA culture that minimize distances between individuals

BA culture that depends on the distances between individuals

CA manager or professional assigned to work abroad

DThe distribution of emotional roles between genders

Correct answer

C. A manager or professional assigned to work abroad

Explanation

The correct answer is A manager or professional assigned to work abroad.

1836PsychologyMedium

The first psychological laboratory was established in India at ________?

ABanaras Hindu University

BBombay University

CCalcutta University

DDelhi University

Correct answer

C. Calcutta University

Explanation

The correct answer is Calcutta University.

1837PsychologyMedium

The pleasantness of touch is located in the________.

AHuman orbitofrontal cortex

BHuman renin-angiotensin system

CPeacock hypothalamus

DHuman hypothalamus

Correct answer

A. Human orbitofrontal cortex

Explanation

The correct answer is Human orbitofrontal cortex.

1838PsychologyMedium

The sensation of his results from the simultaneous stimulation of adjacent________sports on the skin.

Awarmth and pain

Bwarmth and pressure

Cpressure and pain

Dcold and warmth

Correct answer

D. cold and warmth

Explanation

The correct answer is cold and warmth.

1839PsychologyMedium

Involuntary commitment to a psychiatric facility:

Awill be a lifelong commitment even if the individual is no longer mentally ill.

Bno longer occurs under modern civil law.

Ccan occur only after a mentally ill individual has been convicted of a violent crime.

Dusually occurs because people appear to be a danger to themselves or others.

Correct answer

D. usually occurs because people appear to be a danger to themselves or others.

Explanation

The correct answer is usually occurs because people appear to be a danger to themselves or others..

1840PsychologyMedium

Behavior according to operant conditioning theory is controlled by ________?

Aknowledge

Bfree will

Cits consequences

Dinstinct

Correct answer

C. its consequences

Explanation

The correct answer is its consequences.

An expatriate is:

AA culture that minimize distances between individuals

BA culture that depends on the distances between individuals

CA manager or professional assigned to work abroad

DThe distribution of emotional roles between genders

Correct answer

C. A manager or professional assigned to work abroad

Explanation

The correct answer is A manager or professional assigned to work abroad.

Involuntary commitment to a psychiatric facility:

Awill be a lifelong commitment even if the individual is no longer mentally ill.

Bno longer occurs under modern civil law.

Ccan occur only after a mentally ill individual has been convicted of a violent crime.

Dusually occurs because people appear to be a danger to themselves or others.

Correct answer

D. usually occurs because people appear to be a danger to themselves or others.

Explanation

The correct answer is usually occurs because people appear to be a danger to themselves or others..