An ineffective therapy may appear to be helpful, even when it really is not, because the client believes that it will be effective. This is what psychologists refer to as the _____

Fill in the blank with correct word


Answer: placebo effect

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Regarding the concept of race, which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. Race can be determined biologically through physical characteristics and blood type. b. Determining the race of a person requires complex DNA analysis. c. Race is a matter of social labeling, rather than a biological reality. d. The best available evidence suggests that all people descended from the same ancient ancestors in Northern Europe.

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What advice might John B. Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?

a) "Focus on observable behavior." b) "Life is an effort to overcome inferiority." c) "We cannot know others until we know ourselves." d) "Remember that what we accomplish is due to the composition of our genes."

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Who has concluded that watching violence on TV has a causal relationship to

aggressive behavior? (a) the authors of the textbook (b) the authors of a National Institutes of Mental Health report (c) the Surgeon General of the United States (d) all of the above (e) none of the above; there is a correlational relationship not a causal one

Psychology

Adolescents who are sleep deprived are likely to

A) sleep walk. B) work well under pressure. C) have more difficulty in school. D) sleep too much.

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