Dr. Katz is researching the causes of all phobias. He puts an ad in a newspaper asking for only people who have an intense, distressing fear of snakes to come and participate in his study. The major problem with this is
a. the people who come may not have a phobia.
b. his sample will be too small.
c. he is not getting a representative sample.
d. he doesn't know if people are telling the truth about their fears or not.
c. he is not getting a representative sample.
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In the classical conditioning interpretation of drug tolerance, what is the conditioned response?
a. The procedure of administering the drug b. The entry of the drug into the brain c. The social setting in which someone takes the drug d. The body's defenses against the drug
In comparison to adults,
a. neonates sleep about 10% longer. b. neonates sleep less, but it's broken into small segments across 24-hour periods. c. neonates sleep about 16 hours per day, in segments. d. neonates spend significantly less time in REM sleep.
The behavioral therapy that is designed to remove unwanted negative associations using classical conditioning techniques is:
a. aversion therapy b. systematic desensitization c. use of a token economy d. vicarious punishment
Cheating and lying may become ways of:
a. maintaining the status quo regarding one's place in society b. ensuring the maintenance or the enhancement of one's personal success c. gaining the upper hand in a dialogue between equals d. developing mechanisms to handle the rigors of competition