The usual goal of therapy for dissociative identity disorders is to:

A) have the subpersonalities develop equal "shares" of the person's functioning.
B) have the "other" subpersonalities become subject to the subpersonality that has the "protector" role.
C) gradually phase out all but one of the subpersonalities.
D) merge the subpersonalities into a single identity.

What does the research discussed in the text about women and fertility possibly suggest?

A) The research suggests that men find women who are experiencing high fertility more attractive while women find stereotypically masculine men more attractive on high-fertile days.
B) The research suggests that men find women who are experiencing low fertility more attractive while women find stereotypically masculine men more attractive on high-fertile days.
C) The research suggests that men find women who are experiencing low fertility more attractive while women find stereotypically masculine men more attractive on low-fertile days.
D) The research suggests that men find women who are experiencing high fertility more attractive while women find stereotypically masculine men more attractive on low-fertile days.

The gland that produces the largest number of different hormones and has the widest range of effects on the body's functions is the ________ gland.

A) thyroid
B) pineal
C) adrenal
D) pituitary

The active efforts to discover what must be done to achieve a goal that is not readily attainable is the cognitive structure known as

A) inductive reasoning.
B) creativity.
C) problem solving.
D) a heuristic.

Administering an aversive stimulus following an operant response is

A) negative punishment.
B) positive punishment.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) positive reinforcement.

Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are most directly relevant to the issue of

A) continuity and stages.
B) stability and change.
C) behavior and mental processes.
D) nature and nurture.

Which sociologist discussed the generalized other?

A) Mead
B) Cooley
C) Erickson
D) Freud