When Ari was 4 months old, it took the researcher approximately 10 seconds to get him to habituate to a ringing noise filling the testing room. When he is 8 months old, how long would you expect it to take?
a. 1 minute
b. 30 seconds
c. 15 seconds
d. a few seconds, at most
D. Habituation takes less and less time as an infant ages.
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The sleep disorder in which a person is excessively sleepy and often catnaps during the day is:
a. hypersomnia b. insomnia c. sleep apnea d. parasomnia
For practical reasons, most experiments use a minimum of
a. About 10 subjects per condition b. About 20 subjects c. About 20 subjects per condition d. About 24 subjects
Which type of early psychologist believed that "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts?"
a) Gestaltist b) behaviorist c) structuralist d) functionalist
A friend says that he is a restrained eater and is constantly dieting. At the same time, he seems to be gaining weight. If you research this apparent contradiction, you will learn that restrained eaters tend to gain weight because they
a. tend to use food as a way to compensate for their feelings of inadequacy. b. are more prone to suffering from stress and eat in order to relieve anxiety. c. will binge-eat when they lose their restraints. d. suffer from abnormally low metabolism.