As Carol and Ken are leaving for a trip, Carol repeatedly asks Ken, "Did we turn off the coffee pot?" For their entire trip, Carol worries about the coffee pot. Carol's doubt about turning off the coffee pot is a(n) ________
a) obsession
b) compulsion
c) both an obsession and a compulsion
d) neither an obsession nor a compulsion
ANS: A, An obsession is an anxiety-producing intrusive thought.
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A. expressive B. underextended C. overextended D. referential
Driving home on the Fourth of July, Andrei must stop at a sobriety checkpoint. The officer asks Andrei to take a test in which he closes his eyes, reaches his hands out to the side, and touches his nose with one finger. He is asked to take this test because the officers know that alcohol impairs the __________ sense.
A. touch B. coordination C. vestibular D. location
Agonists do all of the following EXCEPT
a. increase the availability of neurotransmitters. b. increase the effectiveness of neurotransmitters. c. block reuptake of neurotransmitters. d. mimic the action of neurotransmitters. e. block receptor sites.
Assume that a supervisor tells an employee to falsify information for tax purposes. The employee would prefer not to do anything dishonest but is hesitant to disobey. Milgram's studies suggest the employee will be more likely to disobey if the
a. supervisor is only the employee's immediate superior. b. employee knows that another employee has refused. c. supervisor is not a person of particularly high status. d. supervisor gives the order in person.