John is persistently and excessively afraid of snakes. Whenever he sees one, he feels intense anxiety and thus avoids snakes at all costs. John realizes, however, that this fear is unrealistic. John most likely has
a) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
b) social anxiety disorder.
c) specific phobia.
d) panic disorder.
c
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If the null hypothesis for an ANOVA is true, then the F-ratio should be a. greater than 5.00
b. a negative number. c. 0.00. d. 1.00.
The term disease-prone personality refers to a person who
a. engages constantly in cigarette smoking. b. drives at excessive speeds. c. has persistent negative emotions associated with poor health. d. is uncontrollably violent.
Your right foot will be more ticklish than your left foot because the part of the brain that controls the right side of the body also processes positive emotions. This part of the brain is the
a. left hemisphere. b. right hemisphere. c. cerebellum. d. reticular formation.
Consider the following sentences: "Captain Ahab wanted to kill the whale. He cursed at it." These two sentences taken together provide an example of a(n)
A. instrument inference. B. garden path sequence. C. global connection. D. anaphoric inference.