Changes in personality, view of oneself, group skills, and interpersonal relationships with family and friends are part of what type of development?

A) physical
B) cognitive
C) socioemotional
D) lifespan

Which of the following is true?

A) Baumeister and Cairns (1992) found that people paid less attention to unfavorable information about themselves.
B) Baumeister and Cairns (1992) found that people remembered less favorable information about themselves than favorable information.
C) Baumeister and Cairns (1992) found that people paid more attention to and remembered more favorable information about themselves than unfavorable information.
D) Campbell (1986) found that people tend to convince themselves that their bad traits are unusual and their good traits are common in others.

Dev has been sucking his thumb for a few weeks.His parents would prefer him to use a pacifier,so they begin to offer one,but Dev rejects it and continues to suck his thumb.Dev is at stage _____ of Piaget's theory of sensorimotor development.

A) one
B) two
C) three
D) four

The notation p(B\A) expresses the probability that:

A) B will happen before A
B) A will happen before B
C) B will cause A
D) either A or B will happen
E) B will happen, given that A has happened

In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany, the first psychological laboratory was overseen by ________.

A) William James
B) William Tell
C) Wilhelm Wundt
D) Sigmund Freud

A) Explain the paradox of choice.
B) According to the research findings,who would you expect to sell more chocolate: a small store with only a few chocolates from which to choose or a large store with a large variety of chocolates from which to choose? Why? Explain your answer.

Ryan, a psychiatrist, has recommended that his patient, who suffers from generalized anxiety, stop the use of antianxiety drugs. After two weeks, the patient complains that her anxiety symptoms have become worse. Ryan tells the patient that her feelings are an expected response to stopping antianxiety medication. What is the patient experiencing?

A) addiction
B) rebound anxiety
C) tolerance
D) illness anxiety disorder

What is the definition of a social role?

A) a set of strong norms for behavior within a particular setting
B) a position within a group that determines particular ways of acting and dividing responsibility and resources
C) an individual's level of security compared with another individual's within the same culture
D) a pattern of action that is only performed in particular contexts to reinforce cultural beliefs