Exam 1: Psychology and the Challenges of Life

Groups of people who can be distinguished by characteristics such as their cultural heritage, common history, race, and language are called ______.

The ethnic diversity of American college students ______.

Amy is being interviewed as part of a research study. During the interview she makes a point of expounding upon her many charitable activities in the communities, while conveniently "forgetting" to discuss the time she spent in jail for shoplifting. Her behavior is an example of ______.

Physical traits such as height, race, and eye color are genetically transmitted from generation to generation by ______.

The basic unit of heredity is the ______.

There is a one-to-one connection between some individual genes and corresponding psychological traits.

Women were not permitted to attend college in the United States until 1833.

There is a historic bias of conducting research with women in the field of health.

Personal growth is ______.

Processes by which people respond to environmental pressures and cope with stress are known as ______.

People today say they are multitasking more than ever before.

Most of us learn ______.

Numerous studies report positive correlations between stress and health.

Astrology, palmistry, and phrenology are all examples of ______.

. Each of the following is a feature of critical thinking EXCEPT ______.

People normally have ______ pairs of chromosomes.

To apply observations based on a small research sample to a much larger population is to ______ the research observations.

Each of the following is true of self-help books EXCEPT ______.

. Beth is torn between attending medical school to become a physician, which means leaving her fiancé, and maintaining a relationship with him and starting a family. She is experiencing ______.

. Dressing warmly, exercising, or turning up the thermostat when we are cold are examples of ______.