Whenever you have a tooth filled, you either pinch yourself or
dig a fingernail into your knuckle while the dentist is working. In order to control pain, you are using
a. sensory conflict.
b. counterirritation.
c. systematic desensitization.
d. sensory adaptation.
ANSWER: b
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a. A mother who consumes one bottle of beer a day most days during the infant's embryonic period b. A mother who consumes five bottles of beer a day, several days a week during the infant's embryonic period c. A mother who consumes one bottle of beer a day most days during her seventh month of pregnancy d. A mother who consumes five bottles of beer a day, several days a week during her seventh month of pregnancy
According to cognitive psychologists, computer software is to hardware as:
A) brain is to mind. B) mind is to brain. C) mind is to language. D) language is to mind.
Sara decided to have participants in her study of the relationship between diet and weight keep a journal of everything they ate each day. The type of measurement that Sara is employing is known as a(n)
a. behavioral self-report measure. b. cognitive self-report measure. c. affective self-report measure. d. aptitude test.
On a creativity test, you are asked to list all the uses of a paper clip. Your total number of uses listed would be your__________ score
a. flexibility b. fluency c. originality d. novelty