In order to calculate the estimated standard error of the mean, one need only know
a. the sample's standard deviation and the size of the sample
b. the sample mean
c. the parameter mean
d. the standard deviation of the distribution of individual scores
a
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While hanging up a picture, Joy hits her thumb with a hammer, causing agonizing pain. Joy immediately puffs out her cheeks and blows air onto her thumb over and over again. Her roommate Bethany laughs and then remarks, “Are you drying nail polish or hoping to blow away the pain?” However, Joy’s thumb does in fact feel better. Why?
a. ?She is simply buying time until the pain receptors enter a refractory period; blowing air onto the thumb plays only a psychological role. b. ?She is hyper-stimulating the pain receptors in her skin, causing the sensation of pain to fade away quicker. c. ?She is activating a competing sensory pathway, which dilutes the amount of pain information getting to the brain. d. ?She is redirecting her attention toward a random behavior, which will activate areas of the cortex involved in higher order processing.
Descartes’ critics argued that his philosophies ____
a. completely denounce the existence of God b. give God too much power in the creation of the universe and all life thereafter c. reduce God to a “spectator” after having serving his function of creating the universe d. are unclear on his position regarding God and therefore atheistic
When a cell is "at rest," it is in a state called the __________
a) stopping point b) obcipitation junction c) resting potential d) action potential
In a typical night of sleeping, what is the last thing a person experiences before waking in the morning?
A. REM sleep B. Stage IV sleep C. Stage III sleep D. Stage I sleep