A sleep disorder characterized by sudden nodding off during the day and loss of muscle tone following moments of emotional excitement is ________

a. cataplexy
b. narcolepsy
c. apnea
d. insomnia


Answer: b

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In his studies on conformity, Asch found that if a group of people espouse an opinion contradictory to one's own opinion, one is most likely to

a. voice the group's opinion. b. echo the opinion of the nearest group member. c. voice one's own opinion, even though it's contradictory. d. show mild symptoms of learned helplessness.

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Dr. Burlington works with Ivy University's basketball team, where he helps the athletes handle competitive pressures. He is also conducting a study to determine the most important factors influencing athletic performance anxiety. Burlington is probably a(n) psychologist

a. personality b. sport c. clinical d. educational e. applied athletic

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Some recent research on the effect of facial expressions on emotional experience has concluded that:

A. we can initiate emotional experience with appropriate facial expression B. laughter relieves depression because of what our face is doing C. facial expressions are learned and therefore do not reflect emotional arousal D. facial expressions contribute to but do not initiate emotional experience

Psychology

Which is the graph of data for categorical variables where the bar height represents the size of the value.

A. line graph B. pie chart C. bar graph D. scatterplot

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