In the long run,people who practice resisting the urge to drink too much alcohol or overeat high-fat foods are likely to experience an increase in

A) the feel-good,do-good phenomenon.
B) mindfulness meditation.
C) relative deprivation.
D) self-control.

People overestimate the frequency of words beginning with the letter L,as compared to words that have L as the third letter,because of the heuristic of ______.

A) availability
B) representativeness
C) anchor and adjust
D) hindsight

It is increasingly recognized that ___________ released during stress plays an important role in the development of abdominal obesity.

A) ACTH
B) androgens
C) adrenal emissions
D) cortisol
E) catecholamines

As Inge recalled her dream,she was dancing with a tall,dark,and handsome gentleman when suddenly the music shifted to loud rock and the man disappeared.According to Freud,Inge's account represents the ________ content of her dream.

A) paradoxical
B) manifest
C) latent
D) hypnagogic

Danielle is happy to learn that her best friend from her hometown is on the phone.However,the sadness in her friend's voice causes Danielle's mood to change from happy to sad.This change in mood resulting from the tone of her friend's voice is called

A) group polarization.
B) mood contagion.
C) social loafing.
D) deindividuation.

If a person says, "I really can't choose a point of view on this issue. It depends on your beliefs since there is no way of proving either one . . . I believe they're both the same as far as accuracy," he or she is demonstrating which type of thinking?

A) autonomous
B) reflective
C) dualistic
D) relativistic

Perceptual constancy refers to perceiving objects as having a consistent

A) accommodation.
B) linear perspective.
C) jnd.
D) color,brightness,shape,and size.

All of the following factors drive children's growing interest in moral issues EXCEPT:

A) child culture.
B) empathy.
C) antipathy.
D) education.