What is the best analogy for the experience of catharsis?

a. taking the lid off of a boiling pot of water
b. blowing up a balloon until it pops
c. using anesthesia before dental surgery
d. a bullet coming out of a gun


a

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____________________, meaning soul, and ____________________, referring to the study of a subject, are the two Greek roots that were put together to define this discipline

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A dog learns to salivate at the sound of a soft buzzer, but not at the sound of a loud buzzer. After training, the dog is presented with buzzers of various volumes. You predict that the dog will salivate most in response to a buzzer that is _______

a. identical to the CS+ b. slightly softer than the CS+ c. slightly louder than the CS+ d. slightly louder than the CS-

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Which of the following is true of Simon LeVay's finding that a region of the brain is typically smaller in homosexual males than it is in heterosexual males?

A) If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is genetically determined. B) A confounding variable in the study is that many of the gay men in the study died from HIV complications. C) LeVay's findings have been replicated many times. D) If true, this would be strong evidence that sexual orientation is environmentally determined.

Psychology

Infant formula is recommended instead of breastfeeding if the mother has

A) hepatitis B. B) a cold. C) a tension headache. D) low blood pressure.

Psychology