If you study people's distinctive behaviors, thoughts, motives, and emotions that influence our reactions and adaptation, then you're studying:

a. traits c. personality
b. motivation d. factor analysis


C

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All but which of the following has been found to enhance hypnotic responsiveness?

A. Positive attitudes toward hypnosis B. An expectation that one will become highly hypnotized C. A high level of motivation to become hypnotized D. A high extraversion score

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Of the four basic elements of classical conditioning, the one the organism learns to respond to is the

a. UCS. b. UCR. c. CS. d. CR.

Psychology

Regarding "reverse vision," which of the following statements is TRUE?

a. "Reverse vision" is the process involved when a person experiences eidetic imagery. b. "Reverse vision" is the common name for synesthesia. c. "Reverse vision" occurs when one forms any mental image. d. "Reverse vision" occurs when a person uses a hallucinogenic drug that prevents normal mental imagery.

Psychology

As a researcher focused on the issue of sensations, how would you most likely explain why older people tend to raise the volume on their television sets and use more seasoning on their food?

A. Their sensory thresholds have increased with age. B. They cannot concentrate on simple things. C. Visual accommodation abilities have declined. D. They forget seasoning their food or raising the TV volume.

Psychology