Marcella's doctor applies mild electric currents to the skin to alleviate her more agonizing back pain. This is an example of

a. sensory conflict.
b. counterirritation.
c. systematic desensitization.
d. sensory adaptation.


B

Psychology

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According to large-scale longitudinal studies comparing children who experienced a divorce with matched samples of children who never experienced a divorce, serious long-term social or emotional problems

a. are more than twice as common for children experiencing a divorce than children who did not experience a divorce. b. are slightly more common for children experiencing a divorce than those who do not. c. occur for a majority of children experiencing a divorce. d. are about equally common for children experiencing a divorce and children who did not.

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Based on early research by Norman Triplett with racing cyclists, we should expect that people who exercise for half an hour on rowing machines at a gym, among other people, would be more likely to ____ than people who exercise for half an hour on a rowing machine in the privacy of their home

a. burn more calories b. burn less calories c. feel a sense of accomplishment d. feel a sense of failure

Psychology

Which of the following is not a monoamine?

a. serotonin b. dopamine c. endorphin d. norepinephrine

Psychology

According to Marcia, adolescents in moratorium are those who have experienced:

A) a crisis and have become committed to an identity. B) a crisis, but are uncommitted to an identity. C) no crisis and are uncommitted to an identity. D) no crisis, but are committed to an identity.

Psychology