Sensitization can threaten external validity because the results obtained in a study may be limited to ____
a. the unique circumstances of the research study
b. individuals who have experienced a pretest
c. individuals who have experienced a series of conditions
d. participants who take on a variety of subject roles
b
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Who of the following is a trait theorist?
a. Maslow b. Cattell c. Freud d. Rogers
Which activity typically occupies the largest portion of clinical psychologists' time?
a. research b. diagnosis c. intellectual testing d. psychotherapy
Which of the following psychoactive drugs is found in a variety of consumable products, including chocolate, tea, coffee, soda, and energy drinks?
a) cocaine b) nicotine c) caffeine d) mescaline
In an experiment by Endel Tulving and Donald Thomson that is described in the textbook, participants were given a list of word pairs to learn and told they only had to remember the second word of each pair
Later they were asked to either recognize any second word of a pair that appeared on a list presented to them, or to recall the second word after being given the first word of the pair. It was found that the participants were a. better at recognizing the words from the list they generated. b. better at recalling the second words after being provided with the first words. c. equally successful at recognition and recall tasks. d. better at recovering memories when the context for remembering was changed.