A nutritionist designed a new weight-loss program, and she had 15 individuals participating in the program. She weighed individuals before and after the program and calculated the difference score as Xpreprogram- Xpostprogram. The ______ value would mean the weight ______ after the program.
A. positive; decreased
B. positive; increased
C. negative; decreased
D. negative; stayed the same
Answer: A
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Social-cognitive learning theorists argue that the difference between the behavior of people and animals is the occurrence of which of the following?
A. classical conditioning B. operant conditioning C. mental activity D. reinforcement/punishment
During a study using the behavioral research strategy, it is common to prepare a list of behaviors called behavioral categories before the actual observation begins. The least likely purpose for this procedure is to ____
a. ensure the objectivity of the measurements b. evaluate the reliability of the measurements c. provide an operational definition for the variables being measured d. simplify the recording task for the observer(s)
Eating, drinking, sexual motivation, and body temperature control are most strongly influenced by the _____
A) hippocampus B) thalamus C) hypothalamus D) amygdala
Dr. Wilson is interested in the functions of a nucleus found in the hypothalamus of rats. Which of the following technologies would you recommend to Dr. Wilson for answering this question?
A. repeated rTMS B. fMRI C. single cell recording D. lesioning and electrical brain stimulation