Which of the following statements best defines meditation?
A) It is a view that response expectancies play a key role in the production of the experiences suggested by a hypnotist.
B) It is an altered state of consciousness in which people are highly suggestible and behave as though they are in a trance.
C) It refers to various ways of focusing one's consciousness to alter one's relationship to the world.
D) It refers to a system that provides, or feeds back, information about a bodily function.
C
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The most advanced stage of cognitive development according to Piaget is the:
concrete operational. abstract operational. formal operational. symbolic operational.
Marjorie drives a school bus. Sometimes the kids get rather noisy. She decides to play music the kids like through speakers on the bus, but whenever the kids get too noisy she turns the music off. When they quiet down, she turns the music back on. In this way, she hopes to get the kids to make less noise. Marjorie is probably going to measure learning as a change in response _________
a. topography b. intensity c. speed d. rate
After drinking several cups of strong coffee, a person develops "coffee nerves" or "jitters." This probably is due to the ability of caffeine to ________
a. block adenosine receptor sites b. cause neurotransmitters to leak out of the synaptic vesicles and be destroyed by enzymes c. cause an increase in the release of excitatory neurotransmitters d. inhibit enzymes which break down excitatory neurotransmitters
State the three major categories of research design.
What will be an ideal response?