One way that smokers show an optimistic bias is
A) ?believing that their friends are less likely than others to die by smoking.
B) ?believing that their brand of cigarettes is less likely to cause disease.
C) ?believing that smoking does not cause cardiovascular disease.
D) ?believing that both a and b are true rather than believing c.
B
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A child born premature that lives has most likely ____.?
a. ?not been exposed to any teratogens b. ?been exposed to a teratogen c. ?spent at least 24 weeks inside the womb d. ?not developed a complete bone structure
In a research study, a psychiatrist gives depressed patients a particular drug and observes that their symptoms diminish. He concludes that the drug caused the reduction in symptoms. This experiment is flawed because it lacks ______
a. an independent variable b. a dependent variable c. a control group d. an explanation for why the drug worked
The major drug reward system:
a. Is located in the mesolimbocortical dopamine system b. Seems to motivate rats to press a lever to turn off electrical currents in the nucleus accumbens c. Is disrupted when the PAG is lesioned d. All of the above
Which of the following illustrates how cognitive variables may act to maintain acquired fears?
A) Jane no longer went to the park due to her fear of dogs. B) Melvin knew that his heart was racing because he was afraid. C) Karen would think happy thoughts whenever she drove over a bridge. D) Ryan's fear of heights caused him to always wonder just how high up he was in a building.