As described in the textbook, Daryl Bem has suggested an explanation for homosexuality based on the ideas that (a) children have predilections for certain kinds of play when they are young, and end up playing mostly with boys or mostly with girls as a result; (b) as adolescents, they see the less-known gender as different and anxiety-provoking; and (c) they later relabel that anxiety as sexual

attraction. In the aggregate, Bem's explanation is known as the idea that ________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

"exotic becomes erotic"
exotic becomes erotic

Psychology

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Jamal has a very bad temper. He is notorious for lashing out at his friends when he doesn't get his way. According to Freud, what is dominating Jamal's actions?

A) ego B) id C) superego D) conscious processes

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Which of the following statements is true of the brain?

a. Patients with right hemisphere damage may have difficulties with reading and identifying objects. b. Patients with left hemisphere damage may have difficulty identifying faces and understanding music or art. c. Each hemisphere receives sensory input from the same side of the body, but controls the movement of the opposite side of the body. d. The two hemispheres are similar in structure but are specialized for different functions.

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