The Milgram study involved ____
a. injecting unsuspecting patients with live cancer cells
b. failing to provide treatment for men with syphilis
c. asking participants to administer what appeared to be severe shocks to other people
d. exposing participants to extremes of freezing temperature
c
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Which of the following is true?
a. In the 1995 Consumer Reports study, people who saw a mental health professional reported higher satisfaction with their treatment than people who saw a family physician. b. Research evidence has generally found that psychiatrists and clinical psychologists produce better psychotherapy outcomes than social workers. c. Research evidence has generally found that clinical psychologists produce better psychotherapy outcomes than psychiatrists. d. all of the above
According to cognitive dissonance theorists, when people attempt to vent their aggressive impulses by harming another person, they are more likely to engage in later acts of aggression because
a. arousal caused by dissonance is misinterpreted as frustration. b. dissonance is reduced by derogating the victim, increasing the odds of later aggression. c. frustration is mistaken for dissonance. d. "blowing off steam" increases the arousal caused by dissonance, yielding more aggression.
Based on results of experiments studying alcohol's effects on "divided attention" tasks, several groups including the AMA have recommended that the legal level of intoxication be uniform across the United States at a BAC of ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In general, contemporary researchers consider organicity to be
A. a descriptor of human anatomy. B. a singular diagnostic entity for the brain injured. C. a shared pattern of behaviors among persons with brain damage. D. None of these