In the classic case of Anna O. in 1895, neurologist Josef Breuer treated her "hysterical" symptoms by using
a. psychoanalysis
b. hypnosis.
c. faith healing.
d. the placebo effect.
b
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a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
Where would the placement of neutral stimulus most likely yield the strongest classical conditioning outcome?
a. ?a neutral stimulus that is occasionally presented several minutes after an unconditioned stimulus b. ?a neutral stimulus that is occasionally presented immediately after an unconditioned stimulus c. ?a neutral stimulus that is consistently presented several minutes before an unconditioned stimulus d. ?a neutral stimulus that is consistently presented immediately before an unconditioned stimulus
You are watching a TV infomercial featuring a famous hypnotist. During her pitch, she makes four main statements about effective uses of hypnosis. Based on your thorough reading of the textbook, you know that one of the hypnotist's claims is false. Which one is it?
A. Hypnosis has been used in an attempt to uncover events from a person's past. B. Recall becomes more accurate under hypnosis. C. Hypnosis has been used to reduce nausea due to chemotherapy. D. Some doctors have used hypnosis to control the pain of arthritis.
Dr. Newman asks people to recall the name of their kindergarten teacher. Surprisingly, the majority of people correctly do this and comment, "Gee whiz, I haven't thought about that old bat [or old coot] in years!"
Their ability to do so is a severe problem for which theory of forgetting? a) interference theory b) decay c) encoding failure d) retroactive interference