High-status individuals are more likely than low-status individuals to look away when the subordinate speaks. This tendency is called ________.

A) visual dominance
B) doing gender
C) self-presentation
D) more intrusive interruption by men of women

Which of the following statements best describes the study of personality?

A) Personality psychologists are interested in how people react to different situations.
B) Personality psychologists now recognize that early explanations of personality, such as Freud's psychoanalytic theory, are incorrect.
C) Personality psychologists are interested in consistent behavior patterns and intrapersonal processes originating within the individual.
D) Personality psychologists are interested in the consistent behavior patterns caused either by something about the person or by placing the person in the same situation.

Four-year-old Larry squeezes between his Mommy and Daddy as they sit together on the couch. He cuddles with Mommy and pushes Daddy away. This illustrates which Freudian concept?

A) superego
B) Oedipus complex
C) sublimation
D) regression

Which of the following sleep disorders is characterized by excessive quantities of sleep?

A) Primary insomnia
B) Central sleep apnea
C) Nightmare disorder
D) Hypersomnia

Narcolepsy occurs when ________.

A) REM sleep intrudes into wakefulness
B) NREM sleep intrudes into wakefulness
C) inadequate sleep occurs over a period of weeks
D) inadequate levels of Stage 4 sleep cause neurological damage

A student's desire to learn for the sake of learning is called

A) inward achievement.
B) intrinsic motivation.
C) self-efficacy.
D) extrinsic motivation.

On a cloudy day,a yellow flower is likely to appear ________ it does on a bright sunny day.

A) less yellow than
B) as yellow as
C) more yellow than
D) whiter than