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3421PsychologyMedium

Kohlberg indicates that at the most primitive level of moral development, morality is decided by ________?

Aindividual conscience

Breligious values

Csocial approval

Dreward and punishment

Correct answer

D. reward and punishment

Explanation

The correct answer is reward and punishment.

3422PsychologyMedium

Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about talking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is:

AAtivan

BThorazine

CProzac

DXanax

Correct answer

C. Prozac

Explanation

The correct answer is Prozac.

3423PsychologyMedium

False beliefs that are held even when the facts contradict them are called:

Ahallucinations

Billusions

Cdelusions

Dfantasies

Correct answer

C. delusions

Explanation

The correct answer is delusions.

3424PsychologyMedium

Follicle-stimulating hormone is secreted by the ________?

Apituitary gland

Btestes

Chypothalamus

Dovaries

Correct answer

A. pituitary gland

Explanation

The correct answer is pituitary gland.

3425PsychologyMedium

The relationship between a child’s intellectual development and the age at which the child first walks is ________?

Amoderate

Blower

Cnonexistent

Dstrong

Correct answer

C. nonexistent

Explanation

The correct answer is nonexistent.

3426PsychologyMedium

The term cognition refers to: ________?

Aanalysis and synthesis

Bthinking or knowing

Cintrospection

Dpredicting the future.

Correct answer

B. thinking or knowing

Explanation

The correct answer is thinking or knowing.

3427PsychologyMedium

Which of the following are include in Farrington’s list of predictive factors?

AAll of the above.

BCriminality in the family.

CLow intelligence.

DOverly harsh or lax parenting style.

Correct answer

A. All of the above.

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above..

3428PsychologyMedium

“Statistically significant” means that the results of an experiment most likely:

Awere not due to chance

Bwere not strongly correlated

Cresulted from chance variations

Dhad practical significance

Correct answer

A. were not due to chance

Explanation

The correct answer is were not due to chance.

3429PsychologyMedium

In the placebo effect:

AThe patient’s condition deteriorates after being treated with an inert substance.

BThe patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance.

CThe patient’s condition deteriorates despite being treated with a relevant medicine.

DThe patient shows an improvement after being treated with a relevant medicine.

Correct answer

B. The patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance.

Explanation

The correct answer is The patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance..

3430PsychologyMedium

The reason many anorexics have dental problems is form:

Alack of calcium

Black of proteins

Cpurging

Dlack of water in the diet

Correct answer

C. purging

Explanation

The correct answer is purging.

In the placebo effect:

AThe patient’s condition deteriorates after being treated with an inert substance.

BThe patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance.

CThe patient’s condition deteriorates despite being treated with a relevant medicine.

DThe patient shows an improvement after being treated with a relevant medicine.

Correct answer

B. The patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance.

Explanation

The correct answer is The patient shows an improvement after being treated with an inert substance..