Elaine, an overweight 70-year-old woman, suffers from painful joints. The bones of her knees and hips grind together, causing pain. She takes over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drugs prescribed by her physician to relieve the discomfort. Elaine is most likely suffering from _____.

A) osteoarthritis
B) tuberculosis
C) diabetes mellitus
D) chronic bronchitis

Which of the following is true about peak experiences, as described by Maslow?

A) All self-actualized people experience them.
B) Only self-actualized people experience them.
C) They are unrelated to where one is on Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
D) Self-actualized people have more intense and frequent peak experiences than others.

Experienced readers identify familiar words almost automatically, and have difficulty when they try to avoid reading words as words. This is seen in

A) the Stroop effect.
B) cognitive dissonance.
C) the von Restorff effect.
D) the M'Naghten rule.

Behavioral genetics, like trait psychology, focuses on aspects of personality that ________, whereas evolutionary psychology more typically focuses on aspects of personality that ________.

A) all humans share; differ from one individual to another
B) vary among groups of individuals; vary among individuals
C) differ from one individual to another; all humans share
D) are species specific; are individual specific

Which of the following statistical measures indicates the average deviation of scores from the mean?

A) Linearity deviation
B) Median
C) Standard deviation
D) Central tendency

The term "double-helix" best describes the fundamental structure of

A) RNA.
B) DNA.
C) chromosomes.
D) mitochondria.

The best evidence that animals develop cognitive maps comes from studies of

A) modeling.
B) instinctive drift.
C) latent learning.
D) biological constraints.

Yesterday,you caused an argument by insulting another person.Today,you remember the argument as being the other person's fault.You do not remember that you were actually to
Blame for the argument because of

A) absentmindedness.
B) suggestibility.
C) memory bias.
D) memory blocking.

Develop an essay in which you compare the structure of your family of origin with the "monolithic" and idealized "nuclear family," using one of the following theoretical perspectives: symbolic interactionism,conflict theory,functionalism,post-structuralism,queer theory.