Which of these helps explain why people continue an addiction, despite harm to their lives?
a. As tolerance to the substance increases, the pleasure increases also
b. People tend to forget how unpleasant the withdrawal symptoms can be.
c. The nucleus accumbens gradually becomes less sensitive to the substance.
d. The person learns to use the substance to relieve distress.
d
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Experimenter expectancy effects occur when the researcher:
a. knows the experimental hypothesis that is being tested b. uses a double-blind experimental design c. fails to use random assignment in an experiment d. unknowingly influences the results of a study in subtle ways
Research shows that people who spent more money on time-saving services, such as having someone help cook or clean, reported greater ______.
A. well-being B. competence C. life satisfaction D. joyfulness
One implication that follows from the pervasiveness of homophobia in American society is
a. coming out can be a traumatic experience. b. gay teens feel comforted by telling others about their new identity. c. suicide rates are lower among homosexual teens. d. parents' response to adolescent homosexuality are highly positive.
Which test uses reaction time to measure unconscious associations?
A. UCS B. UCA C. IAT D. TIA