The experiment by Braun, Ellis, and Loftus (2002) on the effect of a Disney advertisement on memory for visiting a theme park was done between subjects because
a. it would have taken too much time to run the same subjects in both conditions
b. two condition experiments are always done between subjects
c. if they experienced both conditions of the study they would no longer naive about the independent variable
d. they were trying to rule out more than one alternative hypothesis
c
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a. Mood disorders b. Impulse?control disorders c. Phobia disorders d. Sexual aversion disorders
In working with leukemic children ages three to nine, anthropologist Myra Bluebond-Langner concluded
a. that these children were generally unaware of their dying condition. b. that these children seemed to know they were dying but felt this was a reversible process. c. that age was not as important in the children's self-awareness of their dying as was their experience with the disease and its treatment. d. both b and c. e. None of the above.
Which neurotransmitter is associated with sleep, mood, and appetite?
a) GABA b) serotonin c) dopamine d) acetylcholine
Diane, Rory, and Linda are working on a research project for the science fair. They have discussed many ideas and have finally come up with an interesting study. Their teacher, Ms. Peterson, asks them who came up with the idea for their project
Diane answers, "No one person came up with the idea—we all had the idea!" This is an example of A) socially shared cognition. B) intelligence. C) the psychometric approach. D) situated cognition.