In 2000, neurophysiologist Eric Kandel was awarded the Nobel
Prize for his research demonstrating that the process of habituation occurs even in very unsophisticated animals. What sort of organism did he use in this research?
A) Sea slugs
B) Sloths
C) Jellyfish
D) Earthworms
Answer: A
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a. cognitive b. behavioral c. humanistic d. psychodynamic
As a counselor who adheres to the grief work as rumination hypothesis, Roger would be most likely to tell a recently widowed individual a. to neither avoid nor over-focus on grieving
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A control group or a control condition is included in an experiment in order to
a. evaluate experimenter effects and demand effects. b. provide a baseline against which the variable of interest can be compared. c. prevent ceiling or floor effects. d. increase the generalizability of the results.