The fact that sex research is typically done using volunteer subjects causes problems with 

A) obtaining sufficient funds for sex research.
B) participant bias.
C) doing observational studies.
D) the reliability of self-report measures.

Language has rules that govern the arrangement of words into phrases and sentences.What quality of language does this reflect

A)  phonemic 
B)  continuity 
C)  structured 
D)  generative

Discourses of promiscuity are highly disciplinary,thereby working to regulate our sexualities.

The basic assumption behind connectionist models is that

A) our perceptions and memories are represented as connections among units.
B) the language abilities of humans are connected to those of other species.
C) people with more neurons in their brains can remember more facts.
D) our thoughts are tied to the language that we speak.

Which of the following statements is true of long-term memory?

A) It is the first type of stimuli encountered by sensory input.
B) It has an unlimited capacity to store information.
C) It retains stimuli up to 30 seconds after the trace decays.
D) It retains auditory stimuli but cannot retain visual stimuli.

Elaborative rehearsal is defined as the rote repetition of material in order to maintain its availability in memory.

A person can learn a behavior without ever performing it. This concept is part of which approach to personality?

A) Skinner's radical behaviorism
B) Bandura's social-cognitive theory
C) Rotter's social learning theory
D) Watson's behaviorism

Puberty is most closely related to the onset of

A) androgyny.
B) menarche.
C) gender identity.
D) gender typing.

Most research suggests that-compared to when several people think of ideas independently-when people work together and brainstorm as a group, they tend to have ____ morale and to come up with ____ ideas in total.

A) higher; more
B) higher; fewer
C) about the same level of; about the same number of
D) about the same level of; more

The tendency to avoid helping other people in emergencies when other people are also present and apparently capable of helping is known as the __________.

A) polarization effect
B) actor-observer effect
C) bystander effect
D) recency effect