A young woman is a participant in a study of emotion. She was connected to an EEG, which shows the activity of the left and right hemispheres separately. If the EEG reveals a high level of activation in the left hemisphere,
which of the following is most likely to have occurred?
a) She just read a very funny cartoon.
b) She was just given a jar of a foul smelling substance to smell.
c) She was told she is not going to get paid the $25 she had been promised.
d) The researcher told her she will be stuck with needles in the second part of the study.
A
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a. maximally c. neutrally b. minimally d. flatly
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a. intervening variables c. hypothetical states b. constructs d. motivations
Gilberto tells his son to get ready for bed, but his son wants to stay up and play. Gilberto gets angry and says, "You'll do what I say, young man, or you'll get punished!" Gilberto is most likely what type of parent?
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