A placebo is given to members of the ______ groups.

a) control
b) independent
c) dependent
d) experimental


Ans: a) control

Psychology

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Researchers use the term ____________________ to refer to the fact that most people will respond to another calling their name even if they have their attention focused on activities occurring in a different part of the room

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Behaviorism emphasizes ______, in that the direct environment is responsible for the production of various behaviors

Fill in the blank with correct word

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When she was eighteen, Katrina was kidnapped and held hostage for a night and a day by a man whom she met at an after hours party

He tied her up and repeatedly threatened to rape her, but by keeping her wits about her she was able to talk him out of it and eventually escaped. Since that time, the thought of sex causes her anxiety and sometimes even anger. Katrina has __________ a) vaginismus. b) dyspareunia. c) sexual aversion disorder. d) hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

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Why do researchers claim that cancer treatment should include psychological therapy in addition to medical treatment?

a) Psychological treatment helps people live longer. b) Psychological therapy can help patients cope better with pain. c) People who receive psychological treatment in addition to medication respond faster to the medical treatment. d) Women who receive psychological treatment for breast cancer have fewer relapses.

Psychology