Which of the following terms refers to the act of stifling one's own feelings and thoughts in an effort to fit in and be seen as a nice girl?

A) self-silencing
B) self-debasement
C) self-efficacy
D) None of these answers is correct.

As people experience negative emotions

A) the right prefrontal cortex becomes more electrically active.
B) the right prefrontal cortex becomes less electrically active.
C) the left prefrontal cortex becomes more electrically active.
D) the left prefrontal cortex becomes less electrically active.

Edward sometimes gets up and goes to the refrigerator while asleep. This is an example of __________

A) insomnia.
B) a parasomnia.
C) a nightmare.
D) apnea.

On the average, a group will make a __________ decision than an individual, although the difference is not as great as some expect.

A) better
B) worse
C) more conservative
D) more polarizing

What is one thing that parents should not do if their child is slow in developing language skills?

A) Give the child opportunities to talk.
B) Talk often and read to the child.
C) Don't expand what the child is saying after he talks.
D) Provide a rich verbal environment.

Monroe is very competitive at work and when playing sports with his friends. He often takes work home with him in the evening and frequently eats lunch at his desk so he can do two things at once. He gets very frustrated and sometimes angry when he can't do something well the first time. Monroe could best be classified as a(n)

A) extravert.
B) Type A person.
C) person high in need for Achievement.
D) person high in need for Power.

Visual acuity

A) secreted by uterus and causes contractions
B) focuses on breathing and relaxation exercises and the use of a coach
C) released later in labor to aid in pushing
D) without oxygen
E) more severe, prolonged depression affecting 10-20% of women
F) period of sleep in which dreams are unlikely
G) cluster of breathing problems to which preterm babies are more prone
H) process of forming an attachment relationship between parent and child
I) newborn
J) also called crib death
K) female companion present during delivery of a baby
L) receptors of light that transmit sensations of color
M) keenness or sharpness of vision
N) heated protective container for preterm infants
O) used if there is prolonged fetal distress
P) stimulates uterus and placenta to prompt labor
Q) when delivery of the infant occurs
R) created to assess normal infants
S) infant fans the toes when underside of foot is stroked
T) fetus enters birth canal buttocks first

Single-parent families are more common among _______________ than among white Americans.

A) African Americans
B) Asians
C) Latinos
D) both African Americans and Latinos

Most psychologists agree that there are at least two crude categories of love: __________ and __________.

A) emotional; instrumental
B) passionate; compassionate
C) romantic; companionate
D) dispositional; situational
E) rational; emotional