Which of the following statements concerning sexual orientation is FALSE?
a. Starting with their earliest erotic feelings, most people remember being attracted to either the opposite sex or the same sex.
b. Sexual orientation is a very deep part of personal identity and is usually quite stable.
c. There is a 5050 chance that an exclusively homosexual person can be "converted" to a heterosexual sexual
orientation through intense therapy.
d. Many instances of erotic feelings that changed during a person's life involve homosexual or asexual persons
who have married members of the opposite sex because of pressures to fit into heterosexual society.
ANSWER: c
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a. Alex: "Humans are skilled at face recognition; with these video systems, their face recognition is even more accurate." b. Magali: "With these video systems, people are accurate in recognizing familiar faces, but not unfamiliar faces." c. Emmanuel: "With these video systems, people are accurate in recognizing unfamiliar faces, but not familiar faces." d. Rose: "Unfortunately, the videos are typically so blurry that people have difficulty recognizing both familiar and unfamiliar faces."
What question did William James recommend that psychologists study? a. How do people perform useful behaviors?
b. What are the elemental structures that compose the mind? c. In what way do genetic factors influence behavior? d. Which brain areas are most important for intelligence?