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QUESTION 11

Parents who use a(an) ________form of parenting tend to teach their children to manage and control their emotions and to use positive coping skills.

a.

authoritative

b.

autocratic

c.

authoritarian

d.

autocritical

e.

None of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 12

The amygdala and the hypocampus are part of what important system located in the forebrain?

a.

subcortex system

b.

limbic system

c.

midbrain system

d.

endocrine system

e.

none of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 13

Your psychology professor wants to know why some of her students don't read their textbooks. She gives all her students a questionnaire about their reading habits in college. This research is an example of what goal of psychology?

1.

Predict

2.

Case Study

3.

Understand

4.

Survey

5.

Correlation Study

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QUESTION 14

A correlation is:

1.

A relationship or a link between 2 events or variables

2.

Always positive

3.

A cause and effect relationship between 2 events

4.

Obtained by conducting natural observations

5.

A and C are right

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QUESTION 15

You turn on the radio in your car; however, it is turned down so low that you cannot hear it. The sound has not reached the ____________.

a.

absolute threshold

b.

absolute adaptation

c.

minimum threshold

d.

minimum perception

e.

minimum identification level

1 points   

QUESTION 16

Baumrind classified parents who are high in the areas of control and discipline, yet low in areas such as warmth and affection, as____________.

a.

autocratic

b.

permissive

c.

authoritarian

d.

authoritative

e.

neglectful

1 points   

QUESTION 17

After you watch a horror movie, you begin to notice sounds both inside and outside the house that seem unusual. This change in perception may be due to what your text refers to as a perceptual

a.

sensory experience

b.

ESP

c.

hallucination

d.

expectancy

e.

disturbance

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QUESTION 18

Illusions are perceptual errors created by the wrong transmission of information from our retina to our brain.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 19

Pain levels are perceived the same way by everyone.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 20

A sensation is relatively meaningless bits of information decoded in our sense organs.

True

False

1 points   

QUESTION 21

What are the short, branch like structures of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons?

a.

soma

b.

axon

c.

neurotransmitters

d.

axon terminal

e.

dendrites

1 points   

QUESTION 22

Psychology is defined as the scientific study of ________ and ________.

1.

behavior and mental processes

2.

behavior and mental disorders

3.

thinking and acting

4.

mind and spirit

5.

overt and covert processes

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QUESTION 23

Wich of the following answers regarding the cerebral cortex is TRUE?

a.

It is divided in 5 different lobes that each have their specific function

b.

It is divided in 2 hemispheres that each controls the oposite side of the body

c.

Is involved in most reflexes

d.

Is part of the peripheral nervous system

e.

All of the above

1 points   

QUESTION 24

Which of the following are considered chemical senses?

a.

taste and hearing

b.

somesthetic and kinesthetic

c.

vision and hearing

d.

smell and taste

e.

balance and hearing

1 points

Answer 1

Parents who use a(an) Authoritative form of parenting tend to teach their children to manage and control their emotions and to use positive coping skills.

Authoritative Parenting involves being responsive to the emotional and mental needs of the child while having standards set high. Limits are set and boundaries are enforced. This is the best style of parenting in the four Baumrind Parenting Styles

Autocratic Parenting, also known as the authoritarian style is a rigid parenting style, that does not allow much flexibility and involves parents expecting their children to live up to high standards with no explanations for lapses.  

Authoritarian Parenting style is a rigid parenting style, that does not allow much flexibility and involves parents expecting their children to live up to high standards with no explanations for lapses.  

Autocritical Style may not have much to do with parenting but is a quality of being critical about on's own behavior or work.

The Answer is A.