Describe the early use of LSD in psychotherapy, and discuss why this type of research was stopped in the 1970s
What will be an ideal response?
LSD was used to access the subconscious mind, as a kind of modern truth serum, and as a treatment for alcoholism. There were not consistent results demonstrating positive effects, and the press was full of negative stories about LSD.
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a. Epinephrine b. Cortisol c. Capsaicin d. Endorphin
Identify a true statement about latent learning.
A. It is learning in which a new behavior is acquired and demonstrated even if any incentive is not provided for displaying it. B. It occurs without prior reinforcement. C. It is learning by watching a person's behavior. D. It is primarily based on the social cognitive approach to learning developed by Albert Bandura and his colleagues.
After comparing children with normal reading ability to those with specific reading disability, what have researchers concluded?
a) The problems of the reading disabled are related to attention and not to perception of visual stimuli. b) Most children with a learning disability tend to be left-handed and rely more on one eye than two eyes. c) Children with a reading disability seem to have impaired ability when the contrast between letters and background is reduced. d) Most children with their learning disability have a slight motor tic that interferes with their ability to maintain their place when reading.
Epinephrine is:
A. released by nuclei in the brain stem B. released by the adrenal glands C. activated by the basolateral amygdala D. produced in the central nucleus of the amygdala