Students read about Abraham Lincoln's overcoming an impoverished early environment. For the students, Lincoln is a

a. live coping model.
b. symbolic coping model.
c. live mastery model.
d. symbolic mastery model.


b

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Regarding placebos, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. In a drug study, the participants in the experimental group get the placebo and those in the control group get the real drug

b. Doctors sometimes prescribe placebos, especially for complaints that seem to have no physical basis. c. If a placebo has any effect, it must be based on suggestion, rather than chemistry. d. Placebos have been shown to affect pain, anxiety, depression, alertness, tension, sexualarousal, and cravings for alcohol.

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Thinking that proceeds from given information to new conclusions on the basis of explicit rules is considered __________ thought

a. conjunctive b. illogical c. logical d. disjunctive

Psychology

A study reports that number of hours spend on social media increases depressive symptoms among college students. What can you conclude from the study?

A. If college students stops using social media, they will be less depressed. B. There is an association between social media and depression among college students. C. Social media causes depressive symptoms among college students. D. Your depressive symptoms will decrease if you use social media less than before.

Psychology

Fructose, used in corn syrup as a sweetener, may lead to increased obesity by ____.

A. failing to trigger satiety B. having more calories than other sugars C. slowing fat digestion D. enhancing PVN activity

Psychology