Chapter 6 (psychology)

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"A person says ""I failed the last test. I'm probably going to fail every test I ever take."" They are engaging in:"
A.Imaginary Audience
B.Inductive Reasoning
C.Deductive Reasoning
D.Heuristics
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"A person says ""I failed the last test. I'm probably going to fail every test I ever take."" They are engaging in:"
A.Imaginary Audience
B.Inductive Reasoning
C.Deductive Reasoning
D.Heuristics
B
"Changes in reproductive organs, or _______________ characteristics, occurs in the teenage years."
A.Primary sexual
B.Secondary sexual
C.Tertiary sexual
D.Biological sexual
A
Taylor decides he wants to try many different college classes and even some part-time jobs before deciding what sort of career he should pursue. This is an example of:
A.Identity Foreclosure
B.Identity Moratorium
C.Identity Diffusion
D.Identity Achievement
B
"Teenager Michael believes that he is special, unique and that no one could ever possibly understand what it's like to be "him". This is an example of:"
A.Egocentrism
B.Personal Fable
C.Imaginary Audience
D.Egocentrism & Personal Fable
E.None of the above
D
Margaret decides that she wants to become an accountant because her father was an accountant and has always told her to follow in his footsteps. This is an example of:
A.Identity Foreclosure
B.Identity Moratorium
C.Identity Diffusion
D.Identity Achievement
A
"A person says: ""All oranges are sweet. Therefore, if I go to the supermarket and buy an orange, it will be sweet."" This is an example of:"
A.Imaginary Audience
B.Inductive Reasoning
C.Deductive Reasoning
D.Heuristics
C
The period of rapid growth and maturation is called:
A.Early childhood
B.Puberty
C.Middle Childhood
D.Psychodynamic Development
B
"This part of the nervous system regulates emotion and reward, and also controls a lot of the hormonal changes that occur during the teenage years."
A.Hippocampus
B.Prefrontal Cortex
C.Hind Brain
D.Limbic System
D
One neurotransmitter intimately involved in the experience of pleasure is:
A.Dopamine
B.Cortisol
C.Myelin
D.Serotonin
A
"If a person binge eats and then engages in vomiting, excessive exercise, using a laxative or diaretic, then they are said to be engaging in:"
A.Self-evaluation
B.Restriction
C.Compensatory behaviors
D.Anorexia
C