According to Huber and Kuncel (2016) ,during college years,students show a(n) ______ in critical thinking skills and a(n) ______ in critical thinking dispositions.

A) decrease;decrease
B) decrease;increase
C) increase;decrease
D) increase;increase

Having close relationships with others has been found to foster

A) connection and competition.
B) cooperation and competition.
C) connection and cooperation.
D) connection and opposition.

Each member of a pair of genes is referred to as a(n)

A) homozygous trait.
B) heterozygous trait.
C) autosome.
D) allele.

Risk-taking during emerging adulthood _____ society.

A) is beneficial to
B) is harmful to
C) rarely has an effect on
D) may benefit or harm

The state of nature is an agreement among citizens to obey the laws of a selected government.

Psychological disorders are:

A) predictable responses to specific events.
B) sometimes associated with faulty perception or interpretation of reality.
C) certain dangerous behaviors that are acceptable in society.
D) considered normal and do not cause personal distress.

Operant conditioning is to ________ as classical conditioning is to ________.

A) Pavlov; Watson
B) Skinner; Bandura
C) Pavlov; Skinner
D) Skinner; Pavlov

Ever-increasing mechanization within society (instant tellers,online shopping,self-checkout,drive-through services,etc. ) is an example of

A) decline in moral society.
B) power imbalances.
C) globalization.
D) rationalization.