Electric shock is a commonly used aversive stimulus in part because it is
a. highly acceptable.
b. easily administered.
c. not painful.
d. minimally reactive.
b
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The concepts of mental practice, motor learning, peak performance, and control of attention would be of the most interest to a(n) __________ psychologist
a. social b. sports c. forensic d. environmental
From rates of attempted and successful suicides, we can conclude that females more often attempt suicide and males more often _________
a. succeed b. give away prized possessions c. leave notes d. use poisons
One of best known classification systems of the human sexual response suggested four phases: ______ (Kaplan, 1975; Masters and Johnson, 1966).
A. desire, excitement, orgasm, and resolution B. excitement, desire, orgasm and resolution C. arousal, desire, orgasm and resolution D. desire, arousal, orgasm and resolution
Tuan bought a new leather jacket after saving for many months for the luxury purchase. On the first day he went out wearing the new garment, he found a $50 bill on the sidewalk outside of his office. He now refers to the jacket as his "lucky jacket" and believes that it has some magical power to give him good fortune. Tuan's belief in the jacket's cosmic ability is an example of
A. the availability heuristic. B. an illusory correlation. C. selective attention. D. the falsification principle.