Stan is shown two balls of Play-Doh that are identical in size.One of the balls is smashed flat and Stan is asked if one ball contains more Play-Doh than the other.He responds,"No,they are still the same.See,I can roll this one back into a ball." Stan understands _____.

Ali, a war veteran, has had nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety attacks for the past three years. Ali is most likely suffering from __________

A) acute stress disorder.
B) external locus of control.
C) catastrophic stress.
D) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) .

When you enter a darkened room (e.g., a movie theater) , you will find it hard to see at first, but shortly afterward you will be able to see much better. This phenomenon is referred to as:

A) color adaptation.
B) cone adaptation.
C) dark adaptation.
D) light adaptation.

Noel's skill at hitting a baseball gradually improves as his attempts produce more frequent and longer-distance hits.Which process does this example illustrate

A)  shaping 
B)  stimulus generalization 
C)  extinction 
D)  stimulus discrimination

Studies on similarity and attractiveness have found that ________.

A) similarity appears to be unrelated to attraction
B) complementarity is a more powerful influence on attraction than similarity
C) the more similar two people are, the weaker the attraction, because of boredom
D) the more similar two people are, the stronger the attraction between them

Working a second job to pay off credit cards is an example of ________.

A) problem-focused coping
B) emotion-focused coping
C) distraction
D) reappraisal