One of the problems with substance abuse and dependence is that people with these difficulties often continue using their drug of choice to avoid withdrawal symptoms, rather than specifically to achieve the high that the drug brings. This consequence of a
person's disorder is called a __________ cause, because it keeps the disorder going once it has started.
a. predisposing
b. premorbid
c. perpetuating
d. precipitating
Answer: C
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c. dissociative identity disorder. d. dissociative depressive disorder.
What can we learn about a distribution from measures of central tendency?
What will be an ideal response?
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.
When Thomas was a little boy, his mother often gave him a piece of candy whenever she had to bandage up a scraped elbow or knee. Now that Thomas is in college, he struggles with his weight because every time he feels sad or lonely, he craves something sweet to eat. It is likely that for Thomas, eating candy now serves as a(n) a. conditioned stimulus
b. conditioned response. c. unconditioned stimulus. d. unconditioned response.