Dr. Jones is a psychologist who specializes in the psychology of language and language development. Dr. Jones would be referred to as a
a. psycholinguist.
b. paralanguage specialist.
c. parapsychologist.
d. phrenologist.
ANSWER: a
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a. monogenic. b. polygenic. c. multigenic. d. recessive.
Herschel is brought to the hospital by six policemen who struggle to keep him from acting violently. He has been smoking a mixture of marijuana and a particular drug. During his first several days in the hospital, Herschel is either suspicious and violent or fearful. He staggers when he walks and has slurred speech. Herschel was probably using marijuana and what other drug?
a. barbiturate c. phencyclidine b. LSD d. heroin
Regarding ergonomics, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Psychologist Donald Norman referred to successful human factors engineering as intuitive design. b. Effective designs provide feedback. c. The cause of many accidents is not just "human error," but poor design. d. The design of all current personal computers uses a metaphor of an office desk.
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