In regard to the condition termed "chronic pain," most researchers now agree that the causes of chronic pain and resulting high costs to our healthcare system are primarily

a. psychological

b. social.
c. imaginary
d. both psychological and social.


d

Psychology

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The parietal lobe of the cortex is specialized for perceiving which of these?

a. Speed and direction of a seen object b. Touch, pain, and awareness of body location c. Sounds and rhythms d. Faces and facial expressions

Psychology

Nearly all addictive drugs

a. increase the activity in all the brain cells. b. prolong the action of transmitter chemicals. c. stimulate the brain's reward circuitry. d. mimic natural neurotransmitters.

Psychology

Knowing which psychologist founded which school of thought illustrates __________memory

a. skill b. procedural c. episodic d. semantic

Psychology

When Paulhus and colleagues compared university students' self-reports of own

intelligence with actual intelligence test scores, they found that a. students were moderately accurate. b. self-reports were valid "proxies" for IQ scores. c. others who knew the student were more accurate than the student. d. the correlations did not exceed .30. e. teachers of the students were more accurate than the students.

Psychology