In a study on alcohol and driving ability, half the subjects are given alcohol before
driving an obstacle course, while the remaining subjects drive the course while remaining
sober.
In this study, those subjects who drive the course while remaining sober comprise
the _______ group.
a. control c. observation
b. placebo d. experimental
A
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a. ?watching the mime artist b. ?smelling the newly mown grass c. ?listening to the saxophone player d. ?any one, depending on where David’s attention was focused
After having several birthday parties at home, a six-year old develops a _____ for this type of an experience, so they will know what to expect if they go to someone else's birthday party
a. pattern c. habit b. plan d. schema
Skeptics of dissociative identity disorder (DID) argue that
A) DID should really be referred to as schizophrenia. B) it should be easy to test objectively the validity of DID. C) DID is likely caused by traumatic experiences. D) some therapists actually provoke dissociative symptoms during therapy.
According to some research, the average smoker dies ____ years earlier than the average non-smoker
A) 2 B) 6 C) 10 D) 18