Sheryl is receiving medication for generalized anxiety, which decreases sympathetic activity to reduce her feelings of anxiety and nervousness. What is she most likely taking?
a. minor tranquilizer c. antidepressant
b. major tranquilizer d. none of these
A
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a. occipital lobe. b. parietal lobe. c. temporal lobe. d. reticular formation.
The Premack principle is that:
a. shaping has to proceed in small steps, and all reinforcement must be contingent. b. noncontingent reinforcers will not strengthen behavior. c. negative reinforcers have the same effect as positive reinforcers. d. any act likely to be performed can reinforce a behavior less likely to be performed.
Which of the following best describes Charcot's explanation of hysteria??
a. ?All hysteric symptoms are caused by lesions in the brain. b. ?Hysteric symptoms occur only in patients who are hypnotized. c. ?Because there is no apparent biological basis for hysteria, it cannot be considered a real disease. d. ?Traumatic experience causes certain ideas to become dissociated from consciousness where they become strong enough to cause hysterical symptoms.
The first person(s) to study the physiological responses that occur during sexual arousal in humans was (were)
a. Alfred Kinsey b. Masters and Johnson c. Henry Havelock Ellis d. Edward Laumann and colleagues