Specificity theory hypothesizes that
A) ?a person's interpretation of pain is more important than tissue damage in determining the intensity of pain.
B) ?acute pains tend to intensify over time.
C) ?the experience of pain matches the amount of tissue damage or injury.
D) ?chronic pain can become acute over time.
C
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a. social b. forensic c. industrial/organizational d. physiological e. health
On which of the following point do most theories of gender-role development agree?
a. Biological forces are the most important determinant of gender-role development. b. Children identify with their same-sex parent in order to resolve painful feelings of family conflict. c. Gender roles that children develop depend on an interaction between biological factors and what their society offers in terms of gender models. d. Gender roles depend on acquiring a certain level of cognitive development.
Ivan Pavlov was studying ____ before he stumbled on to ____
a. operant conditioning; classical conditioning b. problem solving in cats; law of effect c. digestion in dogs; classical conditioning d. problem solving in dogs; the law of effect
Gisela is having her first baby and has received a drug that will numb the entire lower area of her body during labor. Gisela has been given
A. an epidural block. B. oxytocin. C. a hormone. D. an analgesic.