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2661PsychologyMedium

In a study of the effects of alcohol consumption, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tested like alcohol. This nonalcoholic drink was a ________?

ANone of these

Bplacebo

Cdouble blind

Drandom sample

Ereplication

Correct answer

B. placebo

Explanation

The correct answer is placebo.

2662PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is a characteristic of people with social phobia?

ATheir condition can range from relatively mild to extremely perasive.

BThey are afraid of social situations.

CThey are afraid to other people

DOnly very rarely does their condition lead to significant social isolation.

Correct answer

A. Their condition can range from relatively mild to extremely perasive.

Explanation

The correct answer is Their condition can range from relatively mild to extremely perasive..

2663PsychologyMedium

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:

Asimilar to the correlational method that causality is determined

Bthat it is an informal way to investigate behavior

Cthat the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences

Dthe identification of a cause-and-effect relationship

Correct answer

B. that it is an informal way to investigate behavior

Explanation

The correct answer is that it is an informal way to investigate behavior.

2664PsychologyMedium

A chat implant that intermittently stimulates the vagus nerve has been used to treat some patients with:

Aanxiety disorders

Bschizophrenia

Cchronic depression

Dbulimia

Correct answer

C. chronic depression

Explanation

The correct answer is chronic depression.

2665PsychologyMedium

The school of psychology that argue that nearly all behavior is a result of conditioning and the environment shapes behaviors is labeled ________?

Agestalt, Wertheimer

Bbehaviorism, Watson

Cpsychoanalytic, Freud

Dbehaviorism, Titchener

Correct answer

B. behaviorism, Watson

Explanation

The correct answer is behaviorism, Watson.

2666PsychologyMedium

Acetylcholine, epinephrine, dopamine, and histamine are:

Abeta blockers

Bprescription-only drugs

Cneurotransmitters

Dsynapses

Correct answer

C. neurotransmitters

Explanation

The correct answer is neurotransmitters.

2667PsychologyMedium

The Binet-Simon scale was adapted for American use by ________?

ABinet

BTerman

CThurston

DWechsler

Correct answer

B. Terman

Explanation

The correct answer is Terman.

2668PsychologyMedium

A change in the structure of a gene that leads to minor of major changes in an organism’s physical constitution is ________?

Aparthenogenesis

Bmitosis

Cmutation

Dmeiosis

Correct answer

C. mutation

Explanation

The correct answer is mutation.

2669PsychologyMedium

An action potential actually occurs because:

Athe interior of the nerve cell becomes negative

Bthe interior of the nerve cell becomes positive

Csodium ions level the nerve cell

Dpotassium ions enter the nerve cell

Correct answer

C. sodium ions level the nerve cell

Explanation

The correct answer is sodium ions level the nerve cell.

2670PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is one of the three major concentrations of I-O psychology?

AOrganizational psychology

BPersonal psychology

CHuman engineering

DIndustrial technology

Correct answer

D. Industrial technology

Explanation

The correct answer is Industrial technology.

Which of the following is a characteristic of people with social phobia?

ATheir condition can range from relatively mild to extremely perasive.

BThey are afraid of social situations.

CThey are afraid to other people

DOnly very rarely does their condition lead to significant social isolation.

Correct answer

A. Their condition can range from relatively mild to extremely perasive.

Explanation

The correct answer is Their condition can range from relatively mild to extremely perasive..

An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:

Asimilar to the correlational method that causality is determined

Bthat it is an informal way to investigate behavior

Cthat the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences

Dthe identification of a cause-and-effect relationship

Correct answer

B. that it is an informal way to investigate behavior

Explanation

The correct answer is that it is an informal way to investigate behavior.