Some drugs that combat depression work by __________
a) increasing the amount of serotonin in the brain.
b) blocking dopamine receptors in the brain.
c) inhibiting the function of the medulla and the pons.
d) increasing the amount of acetylcholine in the brain.
a
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Popper considered Freud's psychoanalytic theories to be _______ because no matter what happened, the psychoanalyst could claim that the observed behavior supported the theory.
a. weak b. deterministic c. strong d. falsifiable
Which statement is TRUE regarding the principle of parsimony?
A) Parsimonious theories are less likely to be falsified. B) The world is elegantly simple and demands simple theories. C) Simple theories are more likely to be correct than more complicated ones. D) Theories should only be as complex as they need to be.
Marlon has been a professional singer for several years, but recently he has developed a fear of doing something on stage that would cause him intense embarrassment or humiliation. His symptoms have gotten so severe that he has been considering
canceling his current schedule of concerts so that he doesn't have to face his difficulties. Marlon might be best diagnosed with a. generalized anxiety disorder b. obsessive-compulsive disorder c. social phobia d. agoraphobia
By themselves, phonemes are ______
a. syntactical c. units of prototypes b. units of meaning d. meaningless