The brain releases chemicals with painkilling effects. These chemicals are called:

a. endorphins
b. acetylcholines
c. dopamines
d. androgens


A

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Which measure also has an abbreviated quicktest?

a. Wonderlic b. Myers-Briggs c. Perceived Person—Environment Fit Scale d. Taylor-Russell

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When we alter information to create more meaningful memory, we are using ______.

A. maintenance rehearsal B. elaborative rehearsal C. complex rehearsal D. systematic rehearsal

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In a study described in your textbook, psychologists studied students who lived in poorly designed and crowded dormitories

By comparing these students to others who had better accommodations, the psychologists determined that the stressful living conditions caused the students to: A) become emotionally closer to the other students sharing the same space. B) focus their anger onto one or two "scapegoats." C) develop emotional coping strategies. D) lose their sense of control and feel helpless.

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Alicia's mother asks Alicia to put her blocks away. Alicia responds, "No, me play." Observing this, we might guess that Alicia

a. is approximately a year old. b. is experiencing the terrible twos. c. has progressed to the threatening threes. d. has not as yet mastered telegraphic speech.

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