A drug that causes an increase in dopamine in the hypothalamus is likely to:
a. cause rewarding effects.
b. reduce appetite.
c. reduce pain.
d. increase salivation.
Ans: B
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A. find significant differences between different populations and age groups B. allow us to make very accurate predictions across most situations C. fail to show the complexity of the human personality D. lack reliability and validity
In order to get a job at a convenience store, you had to take a lie-detector test. You were asked a series of questions and you answered truthfully that you had never stolen from your employer or lied during an interview. Unfortunately, you were not hired, because measurements recorded during these questions indicated that you were lying. What is the most likely explanation for this? a. The
test revealed that you have a personality disorder. b. The machine was faulty, and thus misread your heart rate and galvanic skin response during only these questions. c. You may have been afraid of being accused of dishonest behavior that you never committed. d. Polygraphs are almost always accurate, so you must have lied about something.
Which of the following was a teaching of early Christians that demonstrates their association of sex with sin?
A) Divorce was legal only in the case of adultery. B) Prostitution was only acceptable for unmarried men or widowers. C) Christian men could only take up to four wives, but only until one wife was able to bear a child. D) Celibacy was the ideal, but marriage was acceptable.
Percentile bands for a true score on a test are computed by determining the percentile rank
equivalents of scores that are one standard __________ on either side of the examinee's obtained score. A) deviation B) error of estimate C) error of measurement D) error of the difference