Patient P.F. ,an architect who suffered stroke damage to his right prefrontal cortex,was later unable to ______.

A) communicate through spoken language
B) understand instructions
C) access his knowledge base
D) move from problem structuring to a developed and detailed design

Immunological theories of aging argue that ______.

A) the immune system is preset to decline by an internal biological clock
B) the immune system is preset to grow by an internal biological clock
C) the immune system is capable of refreshing itself as a result of positive lifestyle changes
D) the immune system is capable of responding to infections independent of a person's age

The name for a leading cause of mental retardation caused by mothers who drink alcohol heavily during their pregnancies is

A) drinker's syndrome.
B) fetal alcohol syndrome.
C) drunk woman's syndrome.
D) mental retardation syndrome.

After discovering that their company's best software developers are highly analytical,personnel psychologists focused their employment ads for additional software developers less on applicants' experience and more on their ability to engage in logical problem solving. This best illustrates their commitment to

A) 360-degree feedback.
B) social leadership.
C) structured interviews.
D) a strengths-based selection system.

Which of the following helps explain why men report having more sexual partners compared with reports made by women?

A) Women are more likely to report that oral sex counts as sex.
B) Men tend to exaggerate the number of sexual partners they have had.
C) Men are more honest than women about their sexual histories.
D) Women are rarely asked to report on their sexual histories.

For burn victims,a computer-generated virtual reality can help to control pain by means of

A) the McGurk effect.
B) thought distraction.
C) phantom limb sensations.
D) kinesthesis.

Which of the following statements is true of somatoform disorders?

A) Schizophrenia is a type of somatoform disorder.
B) Tendencies toward perfectionism and rumination, which are found among many people with somatoform disorders, are thought to be at least partly heritable.
C) Somatoform disorders are characterized by the separation of mental processes such as thoughts, emotions, identity, memory, or consciousness.
D) Somatoform disorders are characterized by the presence of two or more personalities in one person.

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called

A) egocentrism.
B) assimilation.
C) imprinting.
D) accommodation.