In Donders's research on human decision making, he found that it took ____________ to decide which of two buttons to push in response to a stimulus.
A. less than one second
B. between one and two seconds
C. two to five seconds
D. more than five seconds
Answer: A
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symptoms in these individuals? a. They are asked to keep track of their calorie intake for a period of two months. b. They are asked to fill out a questionnaire asking for basic demographic information. c. They are videotaped as they wait to be interviewed and react to an expected loud noise. d. They are asked to proceed to another building on campus and their speed of walking is measured.
Jude is an adult who describes her own childhood in very general terms and seems to idealize her parents. Which type of attachment representation does Jude seem to have?
a. secure c. preoccupied b. dismissive d. resistant
The National Institute of Mental Health supports using a(n) ______ approach to psychopathology.
a. neuroscience b. existential-humanistic c. cognitive d. psychodynamic
Meditation has been compared to ________, the relaxed sense that all is well.
A. self-actualization B. high consciousness C. activation-synthesis D. hypnagogic reverie