The Doogie mouse was genetically engineered to have NMDA receptors that become more efficient with age. This animal would be considered an example of a
a. knock in.
b. wildtype.
c. knock out.
d. conditional knock out.
e. conditional knock in.
Answer: c. manipulating genes to impair the production of a protein.
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Which of the following is the most accurate summary statement about the research on autobiographical memory?
a. Most memory errors concern relatively trivial information, rather than central, important information. b. In autobiographical memory, implicit memory is much more accurate than explicit memory. c. Our autobiographical memory tends to be highly accurate, even for minor details. d. Each time we receive new information about a life event, it is stored together with a "marker" that indicates when this new information was added.
The Kassin, et al. (2007) study on interrogation techniques found that in regard to their accuracy levels of detecting truth, police
A. were overconfident compared to findings from research studies. B. were under confident compared to findings from research studies. C. had the same accuracy levels compared to findings from research studies. D. had no ability at all to detect truth.
The process of ________ might refer to a situation in which a male patient's feelings for his female therapist stem from his relationship with his mother
a. catharsis b. transference c. free association d. insight therapy e. systematic desensitization
The "Dodo bird verdict" refers to the fact that outcome studies
A) are flawed bypersonal biases B) cannot measure abnormal behavior C) find all kinds of therapies about equallyeffective D) do not detect minor problems in emotions