Selah is aware that playing certain types of computer games can have an impact on mood, and she wonders whether these effects might vary with age. She recruits a group of college-age adults, a group of middle-aged adults, and a group of elderly adults to test her hypothesis. Selah's research is best described as ____
a. longitudinal
b. cross-sectional
c. repeated measures
d. time series
b
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Hal is given a drug that disables his brain’s glucoreceptors. This drug will likely have what effect??
a. ?Hal will lose his appetite. b. ?Hal will be slightly more hungry than usual. c. ?Hal will become extremely hungry. d. ?Hal’s hunger will not be affected.
The use of critical analysis and logic in response to a persuasive appeal is most closely associated with the ____.?
a. ?central route to persuasion b. ?peripheral route to persuasion c. ?cognitive dissonance theory of persuasion d. ?attribution model of persuasion
You have just escaped a fear-provoking stimulus. Your ______________ nervous system becomes more active
a. sympathetic c. peripheral b. parasympathetic d. central
R = 0.81, is this a small, medium, or large effect?
a. Small b. Medium c. Large