Ebbinghaus invented nonsense material to free his research material from the influence of:
a. experimenter bias.
b. prior learning.
c. neurophysiological delay.
d. Introspection.
b. prior learning.
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a. the original physician who developed the diagnostic category was later diagnosed with schizophrenia himself. b. for over 100 years, we have known that the diagnostic category we now recognize as schizophrenia may well be composed of many different kinds of mental disorders. c. we have had a clear model of the cause of schizophrenia for over 100 years, but we have still not identified an effective treatment. d. schizophrenia is really another name for bipolar disorder.
Research, conceptual, and therapeutic reasons suggest that most personality disorders are ____
a. continuous in nature c. a disease of the brain b. categorical in nature d. untreatable
Watson's contribution to the method of objective testing was ____.?
a. ?to qualify the results b. ?to create a measure of reliability c. ?to argue that the subjects' responses were under the stimulus control of the test items d. ?to advocate for its widespread use e. ?to create a series of tests which are still used today
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A. cognitive behavioral therapy B. wear a mask that blows air into the nose to keep the air passages open C. one of the nonbenzodiazepines like Lunesta D. to actually treat insomnia, which is the cause of sleep apnea