A researcher conducts an experiment to examine the effect of exercise on memory. Memory is the ______.
A. confound
B. placebo
C. dependent variable
D. independent variable
Ans: C
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Dr. James Williams, a psychology professor, was speaking to his class about his current state of awareness. In all likelihood he was speaking about the process of
a. divided attention. b. multitasking. c. perception. d. mindfulness. e. consciousness.
Bob is a suspect in a sexual assault. He is read his rights, and the detectives start to question him. Bob asks for a lawyer, but the detectives press on, continuing to ask Bob questions. Eventually he confesses. His lawyer makes a motion to suppress the confession because she maintains that the confession was taken in violation of Bob's right to counsel. Which Amendment forbids the use of this
confession? A. the 5th Amendment B. the 6th Amendment C. the 14th Amendment D. the 16th Amendment
Schachter and Singer's (1962) experiment in which participants were injected with epinephrine—allegedly as part of a study of the effects of a vitamin compound on vision
—is one of the most famous studies in social psychology because the experiment showed that a. participants can become very angry and upset when research is unethical. b. emotions can be the consequence of self-perception processes. c. when arousal is sufficiently high, the situation makes no difference. d. anger is easy to identify, but elation is more difficult.
A recent AARP study of sexuality among middle-aged and older people reveals that approximately _____ of women polled believe that "a satisfying sex life is important to overall quality of life."
a. one tenth b. one-fourth c. one half d. three-fourths