Gene spends a good deal of time bragging about his numerous sexual exploits. Freud would have suggested that Gene is fixated at the ________ stage.

A) oral
B) latency
C) phallic
D) anal

What term do psychologists use to describe our liking of other people?

A) love
B) appeal
C) interpersonal attraction
D) cognitive dissonance

In the context of processes of memory, the first stage of information processing:

A) simulates the external stimuli through repetition.
B) encodes stimuli so that one can place them in memory.
C) encodes stimuli by performing elaborative rehearsals.
D) locates subconscious information related to the perceived stimuli.

Pavlov found that meat powder placed on a dog's tongue will make the dog salivate.What is the meat powder in Pavlov's terms

A)  unconditioned stimulus 
B)  conditioned stimulus 
C)  conditioned response 
D)  unconditioned response

While Maria's just-born baby is getting an identification bracelet, eye drops, and a vitamin K shot, what is going on in the third stage of childbirth for Maria?

A) She is being administered more anesthesia.
B) The placenta and fetal membranes are expelled.
C) She is being released from the hospital.
D) Similar to her infant, Maria is also being given a vitamin K shot.

Which of the following most accurately expresses the extent of parental influence on personality?

A) It is more extensive than most people believe.
B) It is weaker today than in the past.
C) It is more limited than popular psychology supposes.
D) It is almost completely unpredictable.