Due to the unexpected nature of panic attacks, some people develop a fear of public places; they are afraid that they will have a panic attack and help will not be available. The fear of public places is which disorder?

A) claustrophobia
B) social phobia
C) agoraphobia
D) acrophobia


C) agoraphobia

Psychology

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a. White males under 40 years old. b. White males over 50 years old. c. Black females over 50 years old. d. teenage females.

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A local microbrewery believes it produces the best tasting dark beer in town. To make its case, seven volunteers are asked to participate in a beer tasting contest. Each volunteer is asked to taste 5 dark beers and to pick the one he/she prefers. Of the 5 dark beers, one is microbrewery's and the other 4 are national favorites. What is the probability that exactly 3 of the volunteers pick the

microbrewery's beer? Assume there is no taste preference for any of the beers and that chance alone determines each selection. a. 0.1730 c. 0.0577 b. 0.1147 d. 0.0287

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Less well-educated people with lower lifetime earnings are the __________ likely to __________

A) least; benefit from retirement preparation programs B) most; begin planning for retirement in early adulthood C) least; attend retirement preparation programs D) most; look closely at their financial well-being

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In a series of studies using the violation-of-expectation method, Renée Baillargeon and her collaborators claimed to have found evidence for

A) mental representations in babies between 6 and 12 months of age. B) mental representations in babies between 12 and 15 months of age. C) object permanence in the first few months of life. D) tertiary circular reactions in the first few months of life.

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