A famed psychologist claims that motivated behaviors result from an effort to reduce tension caused by bodily needs such as hunger or thirst. This psychologist's philosophy most closely matches _______ theory

a. threshold
b. trait
c. homeostatic
d. drive reduction

d

Psychology

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Until the past century, which life stage had the highest mortality rates?

a. the prenatal period b. infancy c. toddlerhood d. early childhood

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Conway, Cowan, and Bunting (2001) conducted an experiment that looked at working memory capacity and the cocktail party phenomenon. What did they find?

a) People who had more common names were less susceptible to the cocktail party phenomenon. b) People who had less common names were less susceptible to the cocktail party phenomenon. c) People with lower working memory capacity were less susceptible to the cocktail party phenomenon. d) People with higher working memory capacity were less susceptible to the cocktail party phenomenon.

Psychology