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1811PsychologyMedium

When we measure the effectiveness of therapy compared to a baseline we examine the:

ASpontaneous-remission effect

BMeta-analysis factor

CTherapeutic indicator

DPlacebo effect

Correct answer

A. Spontaneous-remission effect

Explanation

The correct answer is Spontaneous-remission effect.

1812PsychologyMedium

Early influences on the field of clinical psychology include the work of which psychoanalyst?

AErich Fromm

BFrieda Fromm

CJane gallop

DSigmund fraud

Correct answer

D. Sigmund fraud

Explanation

The correct answer is Sigmund fraud.

1813PsychologyMedium

When traveling in a car, near objects seem to move past you faster than distant object. this is called: ________?

Arelative size.

Blinear perspective

Crelative motion.

Daerial perspective

Correct answer

C. relative motion.

Explanation

The correct answer is relative motion..

1814PsychologyMedium

Psychophysics is the study of the relationship between ________?

APsychology and physics

BSensory attributes and physical energy

CNone of these

DPerception and physiological process

Correct answer

D. Perception and physiological process

Explanation

The correct answer is Perception and physiological process.

1815PsychologyMedium

Two kinds of change that occur to the cell body of a neuron during an action potential are ________?

Ahormonal and mechanical

Bchemical and hormonal

Celectrical and chemical

Dspontaneous and stimulated

Correct answer

C. electrical and chemical

Explanation

The correct answer is electrical and chemical.

1816PsychologyMedium

The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession is called:

Amotion parallax

Bconvergence

Cretinal disparity

Dthe phi phenomenon

Correct answer

D. the phi phenomenon

Explanation

The correct answer is the phi phenomenon.

1817PsychologyMedium

Insulin inhibits of glycogen in:

ABoth a & b

BMuscles

CIslets of Langerhans

DLiver

Correct answer

A. Both a & b

Explanation

The correct answer is Both a & b.

1818PsychologyMedium

The famous ruling that led to the present day plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity” is the:

ATwinkle defense

BM’Naghten rule

CHarrison decision

Dcommon law defense

Correct answer

B. M’Naghten rule

Explanation

The correct answer is M’Naghten rule.

1819PsychologyMedium

A disease believed to be caused because of cell death in a brain area that produces dopamine:

ADrug abuse

BEpilepsy

CAlzheimer’s disease

DParkinson’s disease

Correct answer

D. Parkinson’s disease

Explanation

The correct answer is Parkinson’s disease.

1820PsychologyMedium

One of the limitations of the case study that:

Ait requires a large and expensive sample size

Bthere are no control groups

Cit is not applicable to the study of bizarre behavior

Dthere are few subjects for which it is applicable

Correct answer

B. there are no control groups

Explanation

The correct answer is there are no control groups.

1811PsychologyMedium

When we measure the effectiveness of therapy compared to a baseline we examine the:

ASpontaneous-remission effect

BMeta-analysis factor

CTherapeutic indicator

DPlacebo effect

Correct answer

A. Spontaneous-remission effect

Explanation

The correct answer is Spontaneous-remission effect.

1812PsychologyMedium

Early influences on the field of clinical psychology include the work of which psychoanalyst?

AErich Fromm

BFrieda Fromm

CJane gallop

DSigmund fraud

Correct answer

D. Sigmund fraud

Explanation

The correct answer is Sigmund fraud.

1813PsychologyMedium

When traveling in a car, near objects seem to move past you faster than distant object. this is called: ________?

Arelative size.

Blinear perspective

Crelative motion.

Daerial perspective

Correct answer

C. relative motion.

Explanation

The correct answer is relative motion..

1814PsychologyMedium

Psychophysics is the study of the relationship between ________?

APsychology and physics

BSensory attributes and physical energy

CNone of these

DPerception and physiological process

Correct answer

D. Perception and physiological process

Explanation

The correct answer is Perception and physiological process.

1815PsychologyMedium

Two kinds of change that occur to the cell body of a neuron during an action potential are ________?

Ahormonal and mechanical

Bchemical and hormonal

Celectrical and chemical

Dspontaneous and stimulated

Correct answer

C. electrical and chemical

Explanation

The correct answer is electrical and chemical.

1816PsychologyMedium

The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession is called:

Amotion parallax

Bconvergence

Cretinal disparity

Dthe phi phenomenon

Correct answer

D. the phi phenomenon

Explanation

The correct answer is the phi phenomenon.

1817PsychologyMedium

Insulin inhibits of glycogen in:

ABoth a & b

BMuscles

CIslets of Langerhans

DLiver

Correct answer

A. Both a & b

Explanation

The correct answer is Both a & b.

1818PsychologyMedium

The famous ruling that led to the present day plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity” is the:

ATwinkle defense

BM’Naghten rule

CHarrison decision

Dcommon law defense

Correct answer

B. M’Naghten rule

Explanation

The correct answer is M’Naghten rule.

1819PsychologyMedium

A disease believed to be caused because of cell death in a brain area that produces dopamine:

ADrug abuse

BEpilepsy

CAlzheimer’s disease

DParkinson’s disease

Correct answer

D. Parkinson’s disease

Explanation

The correct answer is Parkinson’s disease.

1820PsychologyMedium

One of the limitations of the case study that:

Ait requires a large and expensive sample size

Bthere are no control groups

Cit is not applicable to the study of bizarre behavior

Dthere are few subjects for which it is applicable

Correct answer

B. there are no control groups

Explanation

The correct answer is there are no control groups.