During a visit to the local shopping mall, Kim suddenly found her heart pounding, had trouble breathing, felt dizzy, started sweating, and felt as if she were going to die. She ran out of the mall to her car. Kim has experienced a:

a. phobia c. panic attack
b. conversion disorder d. somatoform disorder


C

Psychology

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When people are shopping, crowding tends to ____

a. intensify whatever experience we are having at the time b. make the shopping experience more negative c. increase purchasing d. decrease purchasing

Psychology

Jack carries on conversations with creatures only he can see in a language that no one else can understand. Jack says the creatures instruct him to crush insects that only Jack can see. Jack is experiencing ____

a. delusions b. discomfort c. hallucinations d. disorientation

Psychology

The average American adult needs ____ hours of sleep a night, and actually averages about ____ hours

a. ?six; five b. ?seven; six c. ?eight; seven d. ?nine; eight

Psychology

The extent to which a researcher uses his or her knowledge of a predicted outcome to influence the results of a study is called publication bias.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Psychology