For workers on the midnight to 8 A.M. shift, which of these would help adjust the circadian rhythms?
a. Bright lights during the work period
b. Loud music during the work period
c. Social activity during the work period
d. Pleasant odors during the work period
a
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One factor that is highly correlated with spouse abuse is
a. education. b. the age of the abuser. c. employment status. d. ethnic background.
You randomly assign 40 groups to two conditions: 20 groups are told they failed a task, and 20 are told they did well. Next, you have them complete a questionnaire measure of cohesiveness. You are carrying out a(n) ___ study.
a. case b. experimental c. correlational d. observational e. archival
Monte got really drunk at the homecoming keg party. After the football player spilled a beer on his girlfriend, Monte started to pick a fight with him—even though Monte was half his size! The fight didn't last long, because as Monte wound up to throw a punch, he lost his balance and fell over. Which of the following played a key role in Monte's behavior?
A. GABA and the brain stem B. Adenosine and the cerebral cortex C. The brain stem and cerebral cortex D. GABA and adenosine
Jackson is a former member of a street gang. He has recently started attending classes at a local community college, has made new friends who don't know about his former gang membership, and is spending time with a woman from an upper-middle-
class background. Jackson heard his new friends and his girlfriend make several snide comments about gang members shortly before he took a test in one of the classes he shares with his new friends. In the light of the stereotype threat idea, this situation may cause Jackson to ________. a) perform better on the test than he otherwise might have b) perform worse on the test than he otherwise might have c) become prejudiced against his new friends and his girlfriend d) regret that he's never mentioned his former gang membership to his new friends