Research suggests that we are most likely to help people when
a. they are in great need
b. we are able to help
c. when the problem is not the victim's fault
d. all of the above
Answer: D
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a) information given to a patient about a surgical procedure before the surgery in order to prevent anxiety b) surgery that is performed on brain tissue to relieve or control severe psychological disorders c) surgery that severs the spinal cord of the patient d) a procedure in which a brief current of electricity is used to trigger a seizure that typically lasts one minute, causing the body to convulse
A researcher is interested in whether high school students who play sports have a higher or lower body mass index (BMI) than students in the general population. The researcher is unsure whether playing sports will decrease body mass (due to more calories burned) or increase body mass (due to more muscle mass). He compares their average body mass index to that of students in the general population
and finds that zobt = +1.92 . This is a _____ test and the researcher should conclude _____. a. one-tailed; that students who are athletes have significantly higher BMIs b. two-tailed; that students who are athletes have significantly higher BMIs c. one-tailed; that students who are athletes do not have significantly higher BMIs d. two-tailed; that students who are athletes do not have significantly higher BMIs
The most frequently used behavioral treatment for tics is
a. habit reversal. b. self monitoring. c. massed negative practice. d. relaxation training.
Kandel and colleagues stimulated the tail of an Aplysia with a mild electric shock, which caused contraction of its gill. If the investigators were to immediately stimulate the tail of the Aplysia again, the gill would contract more _____, indicating _____ memory of the shock.
A) quickly; short-term B) quickly; long-term C) slowly; short-term D) slowly; long-term