A group of psychologists is conducting research to determine whether people eat more when they are in the presence of environmental stimuli that increase anxiety, such as loud noises or flashing lights. These scientists MOST likely follow
a. the behavioral perspective.
b. the psychodynamic perspective.
c. the humanistic perspective.
d. the functionalist perspective.
A
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a. microtubules and dopamine deposits b. neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques c. ballooning nerve cells and absent myelin sheaths d. clogged train arteries and enlarged microtubules
A student takes a drug that distorts perception. He holds up his hand right in front of his face. Horrified, he yells, "I have a giant hand!" Most likely the drug interfered with _________________
a) size constancy b) shape constancy c) brightness constancy d) color constancy
Your authors report that the research into the effectiveness
of distributed practice has been clear and unequivocal—spreading out our learning over longer intervals is much more effective then cramming our learning into shorter periods of time. This research has been repeated with the same findings over and over again. This demonstrates which principle of critical thinking from your textbook? A) Replicability B) Falsifiability C) Correlation vs. causation D) Occam's Razor
The spinal cord connects the brain to the __________ nervous system
a. peripheral b. central c. autonomic d. somatic