Amber wants her daughter to grow up to be self-reliant and independent.She uses _____ parenting practices to accomplish this goal.

Jean Piaget and other researchers have studied cognitive development in middle childhood from different theoretical traditions.What label did Piaget use to describe this stage of cognitive development?

A) Adaptation
B) Assimilation
C) Formal operations
D) Concrete operations

Piaget believed that formal operations begin around the age of ______.

A) 5
B) 8
C) 10
D) 12

According to Alexander Borbely, which sleep theory is correct?

A) circadian theory
B) restorative theory
C) elements of both theories are correct and apply
D) both theories are completely wrong

Cognitive therapy works,top down,by changing thought processes.Antidepressant drugs work,bottom up,on the emotion-forming

A) brainstem.
B) cerebellum.
C) limbic system.
D) sensory cortex.

The sympathetic nervous system is to the parasympathetic nervous system as ________ is to ________.

A) inhibition of digestion;acceleration of digestion
B) decreasing heart rate;increasing heart rate
C) decreasing blood sugar;increasing blood sugar
D) contraction of pupils;dilation of pupils

Logan is an unsuccessful businessman who feels little satisfaction with life.To increase his subjective well-being,Logan should

A) imagine what his own life might be like if he became rich and famous.
B) compare himself with friends who became rich and successful.
C) recall past moments when his life was much more pleasant than it is now.
D) think about what his life might be like if he were suffering from a fatal disease.

You have been asked to predict which of several people--some mental patients and some not--are most likely to commit future acts of violence. To make your predictions as accurate as possible, which is the most important type of information for you to know?

A) Which of these people have committed violent acts in the past?
B) Which are the mental patients and which are not?
C) What answers did each person give on the Rorschach Inkblot Test?
D) What is each person's personality profile based on the MMPI?

Women are attracted to healthy-looking men,but especially to those who seem to be

A) submissive.
B) insecure.
C) mature.
D) less attractive than themselves.