A researcher studying sleep deprivation finds that as the amount of sleep decreases, there is a proportional decrease in one's immune system. This illustrates a correlation
a. positive
b. negative
c. zero
d. dependent
ANSWER: a
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Two basic types of panics are
a. planned and spontaneous. b. acquisitive and escape. c. mobbing and crowding. d. fads and crazes. e. aggressive and submissive.
Suppose that a quiz show host asks a contestant which city in France has the greater population, Paris or Nantes. The contestant immediately responds, "Paris." According to the discussion of decision making,
a. this is an example of an illusory correlation. b. people usually have difficulty in answering questions that use the anchoring and adjustment heuristic . c. this is a variant of the representativeness heuristic. d. this is an example of the recognition heuristic.
Defects that originate during prenatal development in the womb due to environmental conditions are known as
a. congenital problems. b. genetic disorders. c. senescence disorders. d. endogenomic problems.
If a cognitive psychologist is studying whether difficulty doing a task predicts the amount of activity in a certain brain area, task difficulty is the __________ variable, and brain activity is the __________ variable. (Give names, not symbols.)
Fill in the blanks with correct word