Research on framing suggests that we treat losses ______.

A) less seriously than gains of an equivalent amount
B) more seriously than gains of an equivalent amount
C) just as seriously as gains of an equivalent amount
D) as if they were not possible outcomes at all

Burn victims have experienced reduced levels of pain thanks to the distraction of

A) phantom limb sensations.
B) psychokinesis.
C) virtual reality games.
D) cochlear implants.

During middle childhood,children themselves contribute to weight gain by getting adults to do what they want,such as buying them candy or junk food.The ability of children to get adults to do what they want has been referred to as "_____ power."

A) influence
B) demanding
C) child
D) pester

After the fight Jenny still feels extremely angry but outwardly seems very calm and even offers to do John's chores for him.Which defense mechanism is she likely using

A) Repression
B) Denial
C) Reaction Formation
D) Sublimation

The fact that the correlation in IQ scores between identical twins reared apart is higher than that between fraternal twins reared together suggests that intellectual development is

A) influenced more by environmental factors than by genetics.
B) affected equally by genetics and environmental factors.
C) influenced more by genetics than by environmental factors.
D) not affected by either genetics or environmental factors.

Social psychology is best defined as the study of ____.

A) how we learn to behave in accordance with the rules of society
B) how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are affected by other people
C) how cultures are created in order to serve the interests of the powerful
D) how societies work to allocate resources and responsibilities

Researchers find that depressed people recall depression-related words better than nondepressed people. This finding is used to support which concept?

A) Learned helplessness
B) Depressive schema
C) Explanatory style
D) Locus of control

Harmony notices that her cat salivates as soon as her cat hears the sound of Harmony opening a can with an electric can opener. In this example, the __________ is the conditioned stimulus.

A) can of cat food
B) sound of the electric can opener
C) dish that Harmony puts the food in
D) cat scurrying into the kitchen