Which of the following "treatments" was used during the Middle Ages to help cure a person of madness?
a. exercise
b. burning
c. electroconvulsive (shock) therapy
d. psychotropic medications
Answer: B
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Which term refers to a person's unique genetic makeup?
A. Teratogens B. Genotype C. Phenotype D. Biological reflexes
As part of a psychology experiment, Linda sits in a small, completely darkened room and looks through an apparatus. At the sound of a tone, she is exposed to a brief flash of light. These lights vary in intensity. After each tone, she reports whether she saw the flash. The intensity of light that Linda perceives 50 percent of the time is her:
A. just noticeable difference B. Weber's constant C. absolute threshold D. subliminal limit
Who was the first African-American in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D. in psychology??
a. ?Dewey b. ?Sumner c. ?Calkins d. ?Münsterberg
Suppose that children participating in a research study were asked to answer the following question: If a child sees a classmate cheating on a test, should the child tell the teacher, or not? This study is employing a technique referred to as:
a. a moral dilemma b. moral ambiguity c. moral absolutism d. egocentric thinking