The process which occurs whenever a neuron's electrical potential becomes less negative is called:
a. hyperpolarization
b. synaptic transmission
c. ionic stabilization
d. depolarization
D
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Active euthanasia is also called
a. mercy killing. b. assisted suicide. c. physician-assisted suicide. d. passive euthanasia.
Christine has conducted a study in which family caregivers of young adults with severe developmental disabilities were trained in stress reduction methods. After finding it to be very successful, she compares her results to the results of other researchers who have assessed the effectiveness of various stress reduction methods. Christine is assessing the ____ of her research
a. credibility b. transferability c. dependability d. confirmability
According to the authors of the textbook, what is a key reason why psychology took almost 300 years longer than physics, biology, and chemistry to become scientific?
A) Early scientific methodology was too primitive to use to study the mind. B) Laws were passed in the 1600s that made studying the mind illegal. C) Few people were interested in the mind and behavior prior to the 20th century. D) The zeitgeist of the 1600s prevented people from believing that science could be applied to the study of the mind.
A study at the U.S. Air Force Academcy Preparatory School
demonstrated that students' performances can be affected by teachers' expectations. These results are best explained by the fact that a. studies in the field are more unpredictable than those in the laboratory. b. naturalistic observation pointed out differences not controlled by a laboratory experiment. c. the teachers subtly communicated their expectations to the students, which created a self-fulfilling prophecy. d. the two groups were really not equal in their ability at the start of the experiment.