Mary steps on a sharp nail. Which neuron is responsible for sending a pain message up her spinal column, where it would then enter into the main area of the cord?
A. Motor neuron
B. Interneuron
C. Sensory neuron
D. Reflex
Answer: C
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In an experiment, researchers exposed half the children to 2 hours of violence on television every day for a month and made sure the other half saw no violence on television at all. At the end of the month, they measured the level of aggressiveness in the children. What is/are the dependent variable(s)?
A) the level of aggressiveness at the end of the month B) the amount of violence watched on television C) the level of aggressiveness at the end of the month and the amount of violence watched on television D) the children
You are a prosecuting attorney with a strong relationship to the police force you partner with. An officer comes to you with a dilemma: his partner is about to testify about a robbery he was the arresting officer on, but he knows the partner's memory is shaky because he was going through a divorce at the time. The officer swears you to secrecy. How will you prevent the officer's partner from perjuring himself without breaking the trust of his partner?
What will be an ideal response?
According to reactance theory, which of the following persuasion attempts will meet with the least resistance when a parent tries to convince his child to keep her room clean?
a. "Please try to remember to put your toys away when you've finished playing with them." b. "How many times have I told you to keep your room clean?" c. "The next time I find your room in such a mess, I'll send you to bed without television." d. "I'm going to tell you one more time: Clean up this room, or else!"
The catharsis hypothesis suggests that providing people with an opportunity to express aggressive impulses in a safe manner will decrease their tendencies to engage in unacceptable forms of aggressive behavior. What does research on this hypothesis demonstrate/suggest?
A) Catharsis is effective with adults but not with children. B) Catharsis is effective with children but not with adults. C) Catharsis decreases inappropriate aggressive behavior. D) Catharsis has no effect on aggressive behavior. E) Catharsis may actually increase aggressive behavior.