Which of the following types of antidepressants is matched with the correct neurotransmitter action?
A. MAO inhibitors-increase the availability of norepinephrine
B. SSRIs-inhibit the reuptake of serotonin
C. tricyclics-increase the activity of the neurotransmitter GABA
D. SSRIs-prevent neurotransmitter breakdown
Answer: B
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a. XYY syndrome b. Turner syndrome c. fragile X syndrome d. Klinefelter syndrome
What is the most effective treatment for bed-wetting?
a. Humanistic therapy based on unconditional positive regard b. Probing the unconscious motives behind wetting the bed c. Cognitive therapy to reinterpret the situation d. Conditioning the child to awaken when the bladder is full
The "leniency bias" refers to the
a. tendency of jurors to go easier on ingroup defendants. b. impact of judicial instructions on jurors. c. the tendency for jury deliberation to tilt toward acquittal. d. the finding that judges are harsher on defendants than are juries.
Participants in an experiment are asked to decide as quickly as possible whether a briefly presented stimulus is or is not a word. This is called
a. a lexical decision task. b. counterbalancing. c. a practice effect. d. a within-subjects design.