Expected utility theory is usually regarded as a ______ model of decision making.

A) descriptive
B) prescriptive
C) normative
D) both descriptive and prescriptive

Which type of baby is most likely to receive mixed reactions from others?

A) a difficult baby
B) an easy baby
C) a slow-to-warm-up baby
D) a tenacious baby

Carrie was spinning in circles and has stopped suddenly.Now she feels dizzy.This is related to her

A) olfactory sense.
B) vestibular sense.
C) sense of gustation.
D) sense of pain.

Asperger's disorder is characterized by ________.

A) a range of physical, behavioral, motor, and cognitive abnormalities.
B) abnormal functioning and the loss of previously acquired skills.
C) significant cognitive or language delays associated with autism.
D) social deficits and stereotyped behavior.

Phineas Gage showed little emotion after an iron bar damaged his ____________________.

Cassandra and her mother have been playing patty-cake,but her mother is now trying to engage Cassandra in a picture book.Cassandra wants to play patty-cake again,so she grabs her mother's hands and puts them together as if in a clap.Cassandra is clearly in stage ____ of sensorimotor development.

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

Which of the following terms is concerned with people's ability to predict their emotional reactions to future events?

A) Emotional intelligence (EQ)
B) Affective forecasting
C) The affect-as-information hypothesis
D) The hedonic treadmill

Research on the results of laboratory and field experiments that examine the same variables suggests that:

A) the effect size of the independent variable on the dependent variable is very similar.
B) the impact of the independent variable on the dependent variable is marked by dissimilarity.
C) independent variables in field experiments must be manipulated differently from laboratory experiments.
D) these experiments must be conducted in similar settings for the results to be complementary.