Kulik and colleagues (1996) found that as compared to other heart surgery patients, heart surgery patients who had a hospital roommate who had already undergone the same type of surgery had ______.

A. shorter stays, but about the same amount of anxiety
B. less anxiety, but hospital stays that weren’t any shorter
C. about the same amount of anxiety, and hospital stays that weren’t any shorter
D. not only less anxiety, but shorter stays as well


D. not only less anxiety, but shorter stays as well

Psychology

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A now retracted article by Wakefield and others claimed that autism is caused by

a. baby formula fortified with iron. b. lead poisoning. c. the MMR vaccine. d. excessive infantile exposure to television and computer screens.

Psychology

Most of the negative side effects of physically aversive consequences fall into which of the following three categories?

a. emotional responses, rights abuses, and spontaneous recovery b. rights abuses, spontaneous recovery, and treatment termination c. avoidance behaviors, treatment termination, and perpetuation effects d. perpetuation effects, emotional responses, and avoidance behaviors

Psychology

Research suggests that the tendency to imitate the irrelevant acts of a model increases with age

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Immediately after firing, a neuron cannot fire for 1 to 2 milliseconds. This is called the _____ period

a) discharged b) resting c) refractory d) potential

Psychology