MAO inhibitors are less frequently prescribed for depression than tricyclics and SSRIs because they ____
a. ?are less effective
b. ?have more serious potential side effects
c. ?are less often advertised to the public
d. ?take longer to achieve a therapeutic effect
ANSWER:
b
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b. The critic is correct about the problem of faking but not about norms from different cultures. c. The critic is confusing the problems of projective tests with those of inventories. d. Current research supports what the critic is saying.
A recent hypothesis proposed that the role of REM is ____.
A. to shake the eyeballs back and forth in order to get sufficient oxygen to the corneas of the eyes B. to shake the eyeballs back and forth so the individual moves from REM to NREM C. no different than the role of NREM D. to bring to the surface the individual's unconscious wishes
Development follows ____________________ (Latin for "head to tail") and ____________________ (Latin for "near to far") trends
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If you were manipulating the type of scenario (story) read by participants before performing a memory task, what task would be appropriate for the control group? They should
a. read an equivalent story, but one that lacked the critical feature of the experimental story b. read exactly the same story as the experimental participants read c. take a placebo d. do nothing during this phase of the experiment