Ulrich, Simons and Miles (2003) found that patient stress was lowest during blood draws when ______.

A. television was played in the waiting rooms
B. videotapes of nature scenes were playing
C. classical or quiet music is played
D. furniture in the waiting room is plush and comfortable


Answer: B

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a. highly confident eyewitnesses are usually accurate. b. it is unnecessary to warn an eyewitness that a suspect may or may not be in a lineup. c. when viewing a lineup, an eyewitness's confidence in her choice of the suspect can be increased by an authority's confirmation of her choice, even when the choice is wrong. d. despite public misconception, eyewitnesses are usually very accurate when selecting a perpetrator from a lineup.

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A. systemic abuse. B. "trickle¬down" abuse. C. informal misconduct. D. negligent abuse.

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