Dr. Archer wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm. He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that, as part of the study, they would receive electric shocks. He did not frighten the other group of subjects. Finally, he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone. In this study, the group that was NOT frightened would be called the __________ group.
A. experimental
B. control
C. placebo
D. Pool
Answer: B
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A) Gall. B) Descartes. C) Hobbes. D) Broca.
The memory system in which we hold information after it has been analyzed for periods lasting for a minute or two is called:
a. sensory memory b. short-term memory c. long-term memory d. procedural memory
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Child maltreatment Child neglect Reported maltreatment Child abuse
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.