In the Stroop color-naming paradigm, a patient with a snake phobia would be expected to name the color of the printed word "fangs"
a. more quickly than a neutral word
b. in about the same time it takes to name the color of a neutral word.
c. more slowly than a neutral word.
d. with a great deal of difficulty or not at all.
c
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Which of the following is true of glial cells?
A. They guide new neurons in fetal development. B. They can function like motor neurons. C. There are fewer glia than neurons in the brain. D. They only exist outside of the brain.
Which of the following is best described by sayings like "making a mountain out of a mole hill" and "crying over spilled milk" in explaining depression?
a. the role of monoamines c. immaturity of the prefrontal cortex b. psychosocial factors d. socially dependent personality
Which of the following best describes a debriefing within scientific research?
a. Subjects must be told the true purpose of the study and the reason for any deception that may have been part of the study. b. Personal information will not be shared with anyone outside the immediate research group and any results from the research will not identify any of the participants by name. c. They are usually comprised of people who have research experience themselves and therefore have experience that enables them to judge whether the research being proposed follows reasonable ethical guidelines. d. Subjects are told what the purposes of the study are, what participation in the study involves, what risks (if any) are involved in participating, and what the person can expect to receive in return for participation.
The Turing test was designed to test a(n)
a) foreign power’s chances of winning a war. b) atomic bomb for energy output. c) computer’s capacity to calculate mathematical sums. d) machine’s ability to exhibit human-level intelligence.