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3451PsychologyMedium

In order for norms to be meaningful what must also occur?

AConsensus

BStandardization

CDirect sampling

DRandomization

Correct answer

B. Standardization

Explanation

The correct answer is Standardization.

3452PsychologyMedium

Haley’s parents bought her a used bicycle for her birthday. She was thrilled until she learned that her best friend received a brand new bicycle on her birthday.Haley’s declining satisfaction illustrates the: ________?

AFacial feedback effect.

BAdaptation-level phenomenon

CCatharsis hypothesis.

DRelative deprivation principle

Correct answer

D. Relative deprivation principle

Explanation

The correct answer is Relative deprivation principle.

3453PsychologyMedium

What were the conclusions drawn about ordinary people based on Maligram’s famous study of obedience?

APeople will engage in low levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures

BPeople will challenge authority figures when they become distressed by their commands

CPeople’s personality is the strongest determinant of obedient behaviour

DPeople will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures

Correct answer

D. People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures

Explanation

The correct answer is People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures.

3454PsychologyMedium

Which of the following best explains why sociologists have moved away from defining the family as a monolithic social institution?

Ait does not include same- sex families

Ball of the above

Cit does not include extended family

Dit does not include childless families

Correct answer

B. all of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is all of the above.

3455PsychologyMedium

Chemicals which are produced in the brain and facilitate communication between nerve cells are called ________?

Asyntactic structures

Bplasmas

Cadrenocorticoids

Dneurotransmitters

Correct answer

D. neurotransmitters

Explanation

The correct answer is neurotransmitters.

3456PsychologyMedium

Najib recently lost his job and has a great debt accumulated from gambling. He also has been feeling extreme pressure about not being able to take care of his eight children. After having too much to drink, Najib ran over a child crossing the street. Immediately following this episode, Najib could not remember who he was. This example illustrates:

Amultiple personality disorder

Bdissociative fugue

Cdissociative amnesia

Ddissociative identity disorder

Correct answer

C. dissociative amnesia

Explanation

The correct answer is dissociative amnesia.

3457PsychologyMedium

The impact of over-learning on retention best illustrates the value of ________?

Arehearsal

Bthe method of loci

Cautomatic processing

Dchunking

Correct answer

A. rehearsal

Explanation

The correct answer is rehearsal.

3458PsychologyMedium

A postconventional level of morality is most likely to be found in cultures that value:

Acommunism

Bsocial harmony

Cindividualism

Dsocialism

Correct answer

C. individualism

Explanation

The correct answer is individualism.

3459PsychologyMedium

Which one of the following statements describes the most appropriate relationship between language and thought?

AThinking is nothing but silent speech

BThinking denotes language relativity

CThinking is active imagination carried out by language

DThinking is a mental activity and language gives it objective shipe

Correct answer

C. Thinking is active imagination carried out by language

Explanation

The correct answer is Thinking is active imagination carried out by language.

3460PsychologyMedium

An action potential actually occurs because:

Apotassium ions enter the nerve cell.

Bthe interior of the nerve cell becomes positive.

Cthe interior of the nerve cell becomes negative.

Dsodium ions leave the nerve cell

Correct answer

D. sodium ions leave the nerve cell

Explanation

The correct answer is sodium ions leave the nerve cell.

What were the conclusions drawn about ordinary people based on Maligram’s famous study of obedience?

APeople will engage in low levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures

BPeople will challenge authority figures when they become distressed by their commands

CPeople’s personality is the strongest determinant of obedient behaviour

DPeople will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures

Correct answer

D. People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures

Explanation

The correct answer is People will engage in high levels of destructive obedience when faced with strong situational pressures.

Which one of the following statements describes the most appropriate relationship between language and thought?

AThinking is nothing but silent speech

BThinking denotes language relativity

CThinking is active imagination carried out by language

DThinking is a mental activity and language gives it objective shipe

Correct answer

C. Thinking is active imagination carried out by language

Explanation

The correct answer is Thinking is active imagination carried out by language.