Compulsive or problem gambling is________, due in part to the____________
a. on the rise; increasing spread of legalized forms of gambling
b. on the rise; ease of access to gambling through the Internet
c. decreasing slightly; increasingly harsher penalties for declaring bankruptcy
d. decreasing dramatically; intense gambling addiction awareness education through media and schools
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The "minority slowness effect" refers to the finding that
a. members of minority groups are often slow to change their minds during group discussion. b. it takes longer for minority group members to change the minds of majority group members than vice versa. c. people with minority opinions are slower to respond to questions about the topic than people with majority opinions d. minority groups take longer to form, as people are less likely to join a group whose opinion is not widely accepted.
Jenkins and Russell (1952) presented a list of words like "chair, apple, dish, shoe, cherry, sofa" to participants. In a test, participants recalled the words in a different order than the order in which they were originally presented. This result occurred because of the
A. tendency of objects in the same category to become organized. B. effect of proactive interference. C. way objects like dishes and shoes are encoded visually. D. way the phonological loop reorganizes information based on sound during rehearsal.
The most widely used drug today in America is _________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The control of sleep and wakefulness is most closely associated with the
a. hippocampus. b. hypothalamus. c. pons. d. medulla. e. midbrain.