All of the following are characteristics of early to middle adulthood except:

A) This stage begins after the completion of school.
B) Often,individuals in this group are in a romantic relationship,in paid employment,and/or raising children.
C) Tensions for individuals might arise between different aspirations.
D) Individuals in this time period are marrying earlier.

In which kind of study does an investigator study different groups of people, of different ages, at the same time?

A) cross-cultural
B) cross-sectional
C) longitudinal
D) factor analysis

The branching extensions of nerve cells that receive incoming signals from sensory receptors or from other neurons are called the

A) axons.
B) synapses.
C) dendrites.
D) neurotransmitters.

Two years ago,the de Castellane Manufacturing Company included its employees in a profit-sharing plan in which workers receive semiannual bonuses based on the company's profits.Since this plan was initiated,worker productivity at de Castellane has nearly doubled.This productivity increase is best explained in terms of

A) discrimination.
B) operant conditioning.
C) classical conditioning.
D) spontaneous recovery.

Erika is a counsellor who seems to easily infer other people's moods,temperaments,emotions,and intentions.Which type of intelligence does Erika display,according to Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences

A)  bodily-kinesthetic 
B)  interpersonal 
C)  crystallized 
D)  spatial

In his book, Personality and Assessment, Mischel argued that behavior can be MOST accurately predicted from

A) situations.
B) personality variables.
C) motivations.
D) goals.

Some drugs that combat depression work by __________

A) increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain.
B) blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.
C) inhibiting the function of the medulla and the pons.
D) increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain.

What is the largest specialization in professional psychology

A)  counselling psychology
B)  industrial/organizational psychology 
C)  clinical psychology
D)  developmental psychology

Which of your textbook's unifying themes is reflected in the fact that people sometimes see what they either "want to see" or "expect to see"

A)  Heredity and environment jointly influence behaviour. 
B)  People's experience of the world is highly subjective. 
C)  Behaviour is shaped by cultural heritage. 
D)  People's experience of the world is empirical.