If Wanda makes an educated, precisely worded guess about the behavior of her friends in a specific situation, she is making a:
a. theory c. principle
b. hypothesis d. manipulation of variables
B
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Suppose that Arthur lives in Houston, Texas, and his friend Scott lives in a much smaller city about 20 miles from Houston. Arthur seems to think that it is farther from Houston to that small town, compared to the distance from the small town to Houston
Arthur is demonstrating the a. spatial framework model. b. landmark effect. c. alignment heuristic. d. rotation heuristic.
Which of the following brain areas is part of the mesolimbocortical dopamine system?
A. hippocampus B. amygdala C. septum D. ventral tegmental area
Several years ago, Lesley thought there was no reason for anyone to need personal technological devices like PDAs and cell phones. However, just by being around them for a few years, Lesley's attitude changed and she now even owns a cell phone. Her increasingly positive attitude toward personal technological devices demonstrates
A. the mere-exposure effect. B. systematic desensitization. C. the actor-observer effect. D. social referencing.
What were the results of the experiments conducted on participants who were variously administered mild pain, imagined pain, and hypnotized pain?
A. Participants reported feeling pain for imagined pain. B. Participants reported not feeling pain for hypnotically induced pain. C. Participants reported actually feeling pain only for real pain. D. Participants reported actually feeling pain for both real and hypnotically induced pain.