Psychology & Sociology

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Cortisol is released in response to stress and low blood-glucose concentration. It increases blood sugar by ____.

Cortisol is released in response to ____. It increases blood sugar by activating gluconeogenesis.

Recognition of information is ____ than recall.

In Piaget's ____, the child manipulates the environment to meet physical needs through circular reactions .

In Piaget's sensorimotor stage (0-2), the child ____.

Piaget's ____ is characterized by pretend play , symbolic thinking , egocentrism , and centration .

Piaget's preoperational stage (2-7) is characterized by ____ .

Piaget's ____ is characterized by feelings for others , conservation , and math .

Piaget's concrete operational stage (7-11) is characterized by ____.

Piaget's ____ is characterized by abstract thought , problem solving , and moral reasoning .

Piaget's formal operational stage (12-older) is characterized by ____.

During sleep stage(s) 2 , ____ waves appear on EEG.

During sleep stage(s) ____ , theta waves appear on EEG.

During sleep stage(s) 3 & 4 , ____ waves appear on EEG.

During sleep stage(s) ____, delta waves appear on EEG.

During the rapid eye movement sleep stage, ____ waves appear on EEG.

During the ____ sleep stage, beta waves appear on EEG.

____ triggers sleepiness .

Melatonin triggers ____.

____ promotes wakefulness .

Cortisol promotes ____.

Compared to their performance when alone, when in the presence of others , people tend to perform: ____ on complex or new tasks.

Compared to their performance when alone, when in the presence of others , people tend to perform: better on ____ tasks.

A/an ____ is an official reward or punishment .

A/an formal sanction is ____.

____ emphasizes the larger society , in which importance is placed on secondary relationships that are based on impersonal ties .

Gesellschaft emphasizes ____ , in which importance is placed on secondary relationships that are based on impersonal ties .

Gesellschaft emphasizes the larger society , in which importance is placed on ____ .

Primary drives are related to ____.

____ drives are related to biological processes.

Secondary drives stem from ____.

____ drives stem from learning.

Rhodopsin is a biological pigment found in the ____ of the retina.

____ symptoms of schizophrenia are the absence of healthy behavior . Examples include disturbances of affect and avolition .

Negative symptoms of schizophrenia are ____.

According to ____, society is a system of interconnected parts that work together in harmony to maintain a state of balance and social equi…

According to functionalism, society is a system of ____.

____ are deliberate actions that serve to help a given system.

Manifest functions are ____ that serve to help a given system.

____ are unexpected, unintended, or unrecognized consequences of manifest actions.

Latent functions are unexpected, unintended, or unrecognized consequences of ____.

Latent functions are ____ of manifest actions.

____, suggested by Karl Marx, claims society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources .

Conflict theory, suggested by ____, claims society is in a state of perpetual conflict because of competition for limited resources .

Conflict theory, suggested by Karl Marx, claims ____.

____ is the study of the way that distinct groups compete for resources.

Conflict sociology is the study of the way that distinct groups ____

____ is the study of the way individuals interact through a shared understanding of words, gestures, and other symbols .

Symbolic interactionism is the study of the way individuals interact through ____ .

____ is the study of small components that make up a society such as expressions and symbolic gestures.

Microsociology is the study of small components that make up a society such as ____ and symbolic gestures.

Microsociology is the study of small components that make up a society such as expressions and ____.

____ explores the ways in which individuals and groups make decisions to agree upon a given social reality ; the “value” they place on cert…

Social constructionism explores the ways in which individuals and groups make decisions to ____” they place on certain social constructs.

The ____ states that individuals will make decisions that maximize benefit and minimize harm .

The rational choice theory states that ____ .

____ explores the ways in which one gender can be subordinated .

Feminist theory explores the ways in which ____ .

____ are well-established social structures that dictate certain patterns of behavior or relationships.

Social institutions are ____.

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