The beneficial effects of biofeedback in the treatment of psychosomatic disorders may be the result of
a. a dramatic placebo effect.
b. generalized relaxation.
c. stimulation of the central nervous system.
d. increased blood flow to the head.
B
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Regarding the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral treatment for binge eating and weight control, it is
a. ineffective for weight control but not binge eating. b. not effective for either one. c. quite effective for both. d. effective for binge eating but not for weight control.
Traditionally, counseling psychologists work primarily with
a. normal or moderately maladjusted individuals. b. children or the elderly. c. psychiatric inpatients. d. individuals with alcohol dependency.
Classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane in rabbits is prevented by lesions of the a. amygdala
b. deep cerebellar nuclei. c. interpositus nucleus of the cerebellum. d. inferior olive.
A psychologist is doing research for a pharmaceutical company. The drugs he is testing are numbered so that he does not know what they are, nor does he know which participants are receiving which drugs
Participants are also unaware of differences in treatments. The control that is being used in this study is called a a. within-subjects control. b. correlational method. c. double-blind control. d. random assignment by chance procedure