A person who is helpful and trusting most clearly ranks high on the Big five trait dimension know as: ____________?

A. Conscientiousness
B. Emotional stability
C. Extraversion
D. Agreeableness

Which theory of motivation pays least attention to individual differences in behavior?

A. Arousal theory
B. Instinct theory
C. Opponent-process theory
D. Drive theory

Many addictive drugs stimulate the pleasure centers of the: ______________?

A. Medulla
B. Cerebellum
C. Frontal cortex
D. Limbic system

Agnosia may sometimes be helped by ____________?

A. Cues of touch
B. Visual cues
C. Waiting long enough to think through an answer
D. Speech therapy

There is a greater portion of motor cortex for the: ____________?

A. Mouth
B. Hands & fingers
C. Feet and toes
D. Legs

The limbic system is responsible for: _____________?

A. The control of hunger, thirst, and sex
B. Executive functions
C. Heartbeat and breathing regulation
D. Auditory processing

Difference thresholds:

A. Occur when we can first detect some stimulus
B. Occur when we can detect the change in the intensity of a stimulus
C. Depend on the energy necessary to stimulate a sensory receptor
D. Are measured in judgmental normal differences

it is now believed that subliminal advertising:

A. Is a powerful influence and should be legally controlled.
B. Is effective only when used in wide-screen movies.
C. Is successful because the stimuli used register unconsciously.
D. Has a weak effect, if any at all

In order for a frog’s visual “bug-detector” to work, the bug must be: _____________?

A. Colored
B. Coming closer to the frog
C. Stationary
D. Moving

“Statistically significant” means that the results of an experiment most likely:

A. Had practical significance
B. Resulted from chance variations
C. Were not strongly correlated
D. Were not due to chance