Habituation is the gradual _____ in attention to a stimulus after repeated presentations
a. increase
b. decrease
c. accumulation
d. intensification
Answer: B
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a. individual members within the group; the group as a single unit b. the group as a single unit; individual members within the group c. how groups are unique; how various groups are similar to one another d. how various groups are similar to one another; how groups are unique
Psychophysics began with the work of which 19th-century German scientist(s)?
a. David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel b. Hermann von Helmholtz and Ewald Hering c. Wilhelm Wundt d. Ernst Weber e. Gustav Fechner
Because behavioral strategies do not address the thoughts and perceptions associated with behavior, ____ is increasingly used in conjunction with behavioral methods
a. ?aversion therapy b. ?cognitive therapy c. ?medications d. ?psychodynamic therapy
Which of the following statements has research supported with regard to androgynous people?
a) They have a greater likelihood of having a non-heterosexual orientation. b) They have greater difficulties in adolescence as a result of peer teasing. c) They have a greater level of behavior flexibility. d) They are socially inept because they cannot relate effectively to people of their own or the opposite sex.