At any given time, about what percentage of U.S. adults are suffering from major
depression?
(a) 0.1% (b) 4% (c) 40%
(d) everybody suffers from major depression one time or another
B
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a. another drug such as amphetamine might be use b. another drug such as L-dopa might be used c. there should be no surprise becausephenothiazinesincreases dopamine activity d. there should be no surprise because many schizophrenic patients are not helped by antipsychotic medications
Butler, Leitenberg and Fuselier (1993) have found that including a psychologist in a hostage negotiation team resulted in
A. fewer injuries and deaths to hostages. B. more peaceful surrenders by the hostage takers. C. both A and B D. none of the above
In several studies, participants were given a list of related words to learn such as DREAM, AWAKE, REST, and TIRED. when later asked if they recognized the "theme" word (e.g. SLEEP), which had never been presented, it was found that they:
A. falsely recognized the theme word but failed to recognize the studied words B. usually correctly rejected the theme word C. often falsely recognized the theme word D. falsely recognized novel, unrelated words
Isabel suffered symptoms so similar to those associated with pregnancy induced morning sickness that she erroneously concluded that she was pregnant. Isabel's conclusion best illustrates the influence of:
a. confirmation bias. b. the availability heuristic. c. the representativeness heuristic. d. functional fixedness.