When one requires increased amounts of the drug to produce the same physical and behavioral effects, then one is experiencing:
a. an overdose
b. withdrawal
c. saturation
d. tolerance
D
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The so-called A-B problem refers to the fact that there is often a weak relationship between people's ___
a. implicit and explicit attitudes b. affects and behaviors c. attitudes and behaviors d. affects and cognitions
The text characterized the notion of adolescence being a time of great "storm and stress" as a a. trend
b. fact. c. myth. d. certainty.
According to Freud, the energy that flows from the life instincts and drives the personality is called
a. the ego. b. the libido. c. Thanatos. d. the conscience.
Roberto is conducting research on the perception of physical stimuli. His research participant Dan is exposed to certain stimuli. Which scenario will test Fechner’s absolute threshold?
a. Dan is exposed to two stimuli where one remains constant while the other is more or less intense; he is asked to identify the more intense stimulus. b. Dan is exposed to an unchanging stimulus and a second, adjustable stimulus; he is asked to turn a knob to make the second stimulus the same as the standard. c. Dan is exposed to a stimulus in small, increasing increments; he is asked to identify the point at which he perceives the stimulus. d. Dan is exposed to stimuli that is randomly chosen from a small set and a standard, unchanging stimulus; he is asked to determine whether the stimulus chosen from the set is more or less intense than the standard.