Why is belief in the paranormal so widespread?

(a) people see what they want to see
(b) coincidences are more common than we think
(c) people are too impressed by single events
(d) because there are a number of well controlled, replicable studies that show
clairvoyance
(e) all of the above except D


E

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A(n) ___ is a specific area that an individual or group of individuals claims and defends for personal use.

  a.  territory   b.  boundary   c.  behavior setting   d.  demography   e.  interpersonal zone

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In theory, how does Evaluative Priming work as a measure of attitude?

a. Presentation of an attitude object automatically activates an evaluation of it, making people faster to identify congruent adjectives over incongruent ones. b. Presentation of the attitude object automatically activates extrapersonal associations with the object, improving attention to relevant words. c. Presentation of the attitude object across trials improves memory performance for words that share the same connotation. d. Presentation of the attitude object across trials improves attention to words that share the same connotation.

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In an emergency, we would expect __________ to be very abundant in our brain and body

a. GABA c. norepinephrine b. endorphins d. serotonin

Psychology

Briefly define both generalization and discrimination as understood by behavior therapists. Also, explain how each could alter the development of a phobia related to a traumatic incident in an elevator.

What will be an ideal response?

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