The example of the woman experiencing severe allergic reactions to red roses illustrates that:
A. operant conditioning can affect the immune system
B. the immune system can be altered by psychological factors
C. the immune system functions independently of cognitive factors
D. the neutral stimulus never reliably predicts the conditioned stimulus
Answer: B
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a. an action potential. b. a synaptic gap. c. a resting potential. d. a postsynaptic potential.
Joanna, a budding undergraduate researcher, is interested in studying whether people see bright lights after they die. Why is this a poor research idea?
a. Everyone already knows that people see bright lights after they die.
b. It is too big of an idea for an undergraduate to tackle.
c. This project is not testable.
d. None of the above.
Sam, Frank and Tom, all Black males, committed crimes that are surprisingly similar. Sam murdered a White female, a 22-year-old student on a city college campus. Frank murdered a Black female, a 40-year-old administrator on a suburban college campus. Tom murdered a Black female, a 36 year old professor on a city college campus. Given these details, who is more likely to be sentenced to death?
A. Sam B. Frank C. Tom D. Frank and Tom
Developmental psychologists think that these factors contribute to a child's gross motor development:
a. genes and the child's own efforts to practice. b. genes and maturation of the brain c. genes, maturation of the brain, support from adults d. genes, maturation of the brain, support from adults, and the child's own efforts to practice.