The _____ response is a defensive reaction to an unexpected stimulus, while the _____ response involves the automatic removal of a hand or foot from a sharp or hot object
A) ?orienting; flexion
B) flexion; startle
C) ?startle; flexion
D) ?orienting; startle
C
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When researchers studying healthy older adults looked to see whether there was a relationship between sleep efficiency and longevity, they found that
a. there was no relationship between sleep efficiency and longevity. b. the most important factor was the time at which people went to bed, not sleep efficiency. c. people who spent the highest percentage of bedtime asleep lived the longest. d. those individuals who spent the highest percentage of bedtime asleep died at the earliest ages.
All of the following statements are true about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) EXCEPT
A. electric shock is administered directly to the brain for less than a second. B. though there are serious side effects, ECT is highly effective and the relapse rate is very low after treatment. C. for severely depressed patients with psychotic features, approximately 25% of those not responding to medication will benefit. D. ECT treatments are administered every day for a total of 6 to 10 treatments.
You believe that your roommate didn't clean up the dirty dishes in the kitchen last night because he was exhausted after an unusually busy day at work. You are making a(n) _____ attribution.
A. Internal B. External C. Institutional D. Biased
Which of the following explanations for social facilitation applies to humans but NOT to cockroaches? Humans are
a. alert and aroused in the presence of other members of their species. b. distracted by a number of stimuli, including members of their own species. c. aroused at the prospect of evaluation. d. more likely to perform their dominant response when aroused.