Any physical energy that affects people and evokes a response is called a(n)

a. archetype.
b. metacomponent.
c. stimulus.
d. precipitant.


ANSWER: c

Psychology

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The doctrine that explains phenomena on one level (such as complex ideas) in terms of phenomena on another level (such as simple ideas) is ____.?

a. ?reductionism b. ?determinism c. ?mechanism d. ?positivism e. ?materialism

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A brain scan is most accurately categorized as a

a. naturalistic observation. b. physiological measure. c. structured observation. d. quasi-experiment.

Psychology

Responding to a substance, such as a sugar pill or a saline injection, as if it were the real drug is referred to as

a. the placebo effect. b. an anthropomorphic error. c. the somatization variable. d. a psychosomatic complication.

Psychology

In regard to the brain, the term "plasticity" refers to ________

a) easily broken or "cracked" b) ability to adapt to new conditions c) level of complexity d) brittleness, or rigidity

Psychology