Following an experience in which you were stung by a bee and subsequently developed a fear of bees, you are hired for a one-day job with a biologist in which your task is to catch bees. During the day, you never once get stung by a bee. As a result, your fear of bees will likely decrease, which is a process known as _________
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extinction
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According to Erik Erikson's theory, the primary crisis that faces adolescents is _______________
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Tolerance develops to the effects of __________
a. barbiturates b. methaqualone c. benzodiazepines d. all of these
A researcher thinks that a person's mood has an effect on how helpful that person is likely to be
To test this, the researcher has some research participants come to the laboratory where they are first given a difficult test and then either heavily praised or strongly criticized for their test performance. Afterward, participants are asked to help the researcher's assistant move some heavy boxes into another room. The researcher makes careful note of how many and which participants help with moving the boxes. In this example, the hypothesis is ________. a) a person's mood has an effect on how helpful that person is likely to be b) praise will improve the mood of research subjects and criticism will worsen their mood c) helping the researcher's assistant will change a participant's mood d) some participants will be in a better mood than others
What is the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive drug?