In a study by McCann and Holmes, mildly depressed female college students were assigned to one of three treatment conditions. One group engaged in a regular program of aerobic exercise, one group learned relaxation techniques, and the third group received no treatment. After 10 weeks, McCann and Holmes found that:
a. the group who learned relaxation techniques showed the largest improvement in mood
b. overall mood was the same in both the aerobic group and the relaxation group
c. the group who engaged in aerobic exercise showed the largest improvement in mood
d. both the aerobic exercise group and the relaxation group showed the same level of mood improvement
C
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a. senile plaques filled with protein. b. ballooning of nerve cells and enlarged areas between adjacent neurons. c. rounded clumps of protein surrounded by masses of destroyed neural tissue. d. rounded deposits in nerve cells often found in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease.
Imagine two scientists from another planet visit Earth and attempt to study our computers. In his studies Poz focuses on how the computer is used for conducting business, accessing research, communicating with others, and playing games, while Zog concentrates on the construction of the hard drive, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Poz's approach is most similar to ____ while Zog's is most similar to
____. a. functionalism; behaviorism b. functionalism; structuralism c. structuralism; functionalism d. structuralism; behaviorism
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a. The actor-observer effect is strong across a wide variety of situations. b. The tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes, while attributing our own behavior to situational demands is explained by the actor-observer effect c. Attributions are influenced by cognitive biases like the fundamental attribution error, the actor-observer effect, and the self-serving bias. d. The self-serving bias is widespread in Western cultures. e. In the fundamental attribution error, people overemphasize internal causes when explaining others' behavior.
The stability of one's identity is called
a. continuity b. resilience c. plasticity d. integration