Dr. Kavanaugh has noticed that many of her students are having difficulties understanding the basic parts of a nerve cell (neuron) but don't seem to have the same problems understanding most of the different regions of the brain. Dr. Kavanaugh wonders if her lectures have some bearing on this situation, and has posed a question she intends to purse in her research—whether the ways in which
After Natter narrowly avoids a car accident, he notices that his heart is beating rapidly and he feels a "rush" from the adrenaline in his bloodstream. Natter is most likely in the __________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
Will is applying to graduate school and is particularly interested in schools that use the Vail model. Which of the following best describes schools that use the Vail model?
Imagine you studied for this psychology exam with two of your classmates. If one classmate, Becky, was very nervous and "stressed out" about the exam, and the other classmate, Craig, thought the exam "wasn't a big deal," their differing attitudes are MOST consistent with the finding that
When Phil wrecked his motorcycle last month, you decided that he probably crashed because the streets were wet that day. Your decision is an example of:
Yasmin no longer senses the sound of air conditioner as she sits in the classroom. She has stopped attending to its stimulation because she sits in the same classroom every day. Psychologists call this experience ________.
You walk into a classroom and see the words "process," "products," "direct," and "naturalistic" written on the blackboard. It is most likely that the previous class was discussing the topic of
Gary takes antipsychotic drugs to control symptoms of schizophrenia. After taking the drug for some time, he begins smacking his lips and flailing his limbs. Gary is showing signs of
Sometimes, when one calls a customer service center, one is put on hold; one does not know how long it will be before the holding behavior is reinforced by the response of an associate, and it doesn't matter what one doesn't matter what one does in the meantime. Holding a phone line is reinforced on a ___ schedule.
Dennis's wife has just returned home from active duty in the military. He increasingly feels stressed out and worried in reaction to his wife's PTSD symptoms. In this example, Dennis is most clearly demonstrating