Dr. Arden is a health psychologist who works with pediatric leukemia patients, several of whom are apprehensive about the same medical procedure. If Dr. Arden develops a film of a coping model to show to these patients, ALL BUT WHICH would maximize the film's effectiveness?
a. The patient in the film anticipates the same procedure as Dr. Arden's patients.
b. The patient in the film appears confident as he/she anticipates the procedure.
c. The patient in the film copes successfully with the demands of the procedure.
d. All of the above would maximize the film's effectiveness.
B
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A. Androphobia B. Agoraphobia C. Aerophobia D. Arachnophobia
Schedule V drugs:
A) consist of drugs containing large amounts of opiates. B) involve substances with high potential for abuse. C) have a high potential for physical dependence. D) involve substances containing limited amounts of opiates.
If a researcher used an experiment to assess whether or not a certain drug would increase reading comprehension scores, then the independent variable would be the ______
a. amount of the drug given to participants b. age of the participants c. gender of the participants d. reading comprehension scores