Entries by Jimmie Jay

1. According to class materials video How bad is it …? (Buchtel, 2020), the following is true:   A. within culture differences are almost always bigger than between culture differences B. between culture differences are almost always bigger than within culture differences   2. According to the first reading (Biswas-Diener & Thin, 2021), culture is: […]

What is the type(class) of Trazodone? What are the main mechanisms of action of Trazodone? Is this medication over-prescribed in modern-day society? What are some alternative strategies to help treat depression? please include :parts of the brain, specific neurotransmitters, enzymes, activators and/or inhibitors and the physiological processes that trazodone claims to affect.

According to the ___________ account of deception detection, asking unanticipated questions will help reveal cues to deception. Group of answer choices Arousal Cognitive load Attempted control Guilt bias

You’ve now learned about two experimental “paradigms” for studying interrogations and confessions in a lab setting: the computer-crash paradigm (Kassin & Kiechel, 1996) and the cheating paradigm (Russano et al., 2005). Kassin and Kiechel examined the effects of false evidence on innocent suspects’ confession rates, whereas Russano and colleagues (2005) examined the effects of minimization […]

What is Personality Psychology How are Personality traits relevant to Personality Psychology What are one or two specific traits and explore them across different areas of one’s life. Explain in detail why Personality characteristics affect a person’s general wellbeing and capacity for psychological adjustment.

Discuss the appellate process from the trial to the US Supreme Court. Distinguish between direct appeals and habeas corpus proceedings or interlocutory appeals?

Discuss the pros and cons of cable TV service vs. streaming services. Who in the class uses streaming services instead of cable? OR: Compare some of the most popular streaming services and the hardware that is required to access these services. Research a cost comparison.

11. Eagly and Wood (1999), in contrast to Buss (1989), focused on the following valued item/characteristic in a mate: A. good cook and housekeeper B. relative youth C. good looks   12. Eagly and Wood (1999) stated their explanation of observed cross-cultural, average sex differences in mate preferences, should be preferred over Buss’ (1989). A. […]

1. The predictions tested in the required portion of our reading by Buss (1989) were based on evolutionary psychological conceptions of: A. paternity uncertainty B. sexual selection C. human reproductive value D. parental investment E. all of the other answers given here are correct   2. In the required portion of our reading by Buss […]

11. According to our reading by Church (2010), evolutionary psychologists, unlike most cross-cultural psychologists, tend not to:   A. utilize multiple methods B. regard cultural variation as causal to behaviors or personality C. focus on sex differences   12. According to our reading by Church (2010), cultural psychologists, like indigenous psychologists, tend to:   A. […]