Which strategy would be most likely to prevent the harmful effects of stress without producing harmful side effects?
A. a drug that damages the PVN
B. a drug that increases the release of CRH
C. a drug that partially antagonizes the release of glucocorticoids
D. a drug that inactivates the parasympathetic nervous system
Answer: C
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Which of the following are reasons why we might NOT use a repeated measures t?
a. It requires too many subjects. b. It is more likely to reject a null hypothesis than the design with difference subjects in the groups. c. Information the subjects pick up in early trials may influence their performance on later trials in ways that we don't find helpful. d. It allows the correlation between trials to influence the results.
Supervisors who set goals, provide feedback, and encourage employees to use their training are trying to motivate employees to:
a. come to training b. perform better in training c. pay attention during training d. transfer what is learned in training to the job
To solve problems in your life, a Gestalt psychologist might
a. recommend the use of rewards and punishments. b. suggest that you explore patterns in your behavior as a whole rather than analyzing each individual action. c. suggest that you analyze the psychological events in your life into pieces, or "elements." d. recommend that you examine the unconscious conflicts in your life through a free association exercise.
When playing with her cousins, Diane, a 5-year-old girl, gets upset if she is given the role of the army soldier in their make-believe game. Diane always wants to be a field nurse who cares gently for her patients. Which of the following conclusions can be inferred from the information provided in the scenario?
A. Diane engages in a high degree of sensorimotor play. B. Diane is the oldest among her cousins and siblings. C. Diane operates from the autonomous morality stage of moral development. D. Diane has internalized features of the traditional feminine role.