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3381PsychologyMedium

Which of the following might serve as a secondary reinforce?

Agrades

Bfood

Ca pain-relieving drug

Dsex

Correct answer

A. grades

Explanation

The correct answer is grades.

3382PsychologyMedium

The strongest support for the theory that personality is heavily influenced by genetics is provided by strong personality similarity between:

Afraternal twins reared together

Bnon-twins reared together

Cidentical twins reared apart

Didentical twins reared together

Correct answer

C. identical twins reared apart

Explanation

The correct answer is identical twins reared apart.

3383PsychologyMedium

Industrial societies are based on________, or social interdependency based on a web of highly specialized roles.

Amechanical solidarity

Borganic solidarity

Crationalization

Dverstehen

Correct answer

B. organic solidarity

Explanation

The correct answer is organic solidarity.

3384PsychologyMedium

According to Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion

ADifferent patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions

BEmotion occurs when the thalamus sends signals stimultaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system

CEmotions develop because of their adaptive value

DThe experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal

Correct answer

D. The experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal

Explanation

The correct answer is The experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal.

3385PsychologyMedium

Hormones affect the target cells by:

AProduce their effect by regulating biochemical reactions

BControl long-term changes only

Cboth a & b

DInitiating new biochemical reactions

Correct answer

C. both a & b

Explanation

The correct answer is both a & b.

3386PsychologyMedium

Behavior is controlled by ________ according to the theory of dualism?

Athe body and the soul

Bthe mind and the brain

Cthe brain and the muscles

Dthe heart and the will

Correct answer

A. the body and the soul

Explanation

The correct answer is the body and the soul.

3387PsychologyMedium

Thinking that moves from specific cases to general principles is:

Adeductive

Bmassed practice

Cinductive

Dreasoning

Correct answer

C. inductive

Explanation

The correct answer is inductive.

3388PsychologyMedium

The origins of actives specific enquiry are more in the area of literature, poetry music and art rather than:

AEducation

BScience

CTechnology

DLanguages

Correct answer

B. Science

Explanation

The correct answer is Science.

3389PsychologyMedium

The earliest emotion evident in the newborn is ________?

Ashyness

Bexcitement

Cdelight

Daffection

Correct answer

B. excitement

Explanation

The correct answer is excitement.

3390PsychologyMedium

The process holding information in memory is referred to as: ________?

Aencoding

Bstorage

Cretrieval

Dorganization

Correct answer

D. organization

Explanation

The correct answer is organization.

According to Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion

ADifferent patterns of autonomic activation lead to the experience of different emotions

BEmotion occurs when the thalamus sends signals stimultaneously to the cortex and to the autonomic nervous system

CEmotions develop because of their adaptive value

DThe experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal

Correct answer

D. The experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal

Explanation

The correct answer is The experience of emotion depends on autonomic arousal and your cognitive interpretation of that arousal.