A regular heroin user, Johnny will become very sick if he goes a half day without using. This BEST illustrates:
A) drug tolerance.
B) physical dependence.
C) psychological dependence.
D) the role of expectancy effects.
B) physical dependence.
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Critics of deinstitutionalization complain that contemporary public mental hospitals are like
a. country clubs, high in cost and providing too many amenities. b. warehouses, storing patients away without helping them. c. maximum-security jails, taking inmates in for life sentences. d. revolving doors, repeatedly admitting patients and rapidly discharging them. e. "human snakepits," keeping patients in conditions that are deplorable.
Galton’s data from nearly 7,000 of his participants in the 1880s was analyzed using modern methods in the 1980s. What was one of the findings reported in the text?
a. On average, study participants had superior vision to today’s population. b. The pace of human development was slower in Galton’s era. c. Reaction time has remained steady between the 1880s and the present. d. On average, today’s population has better hearing than the study participants.
Malcolm is studying alone in his room when he hears a loud noise downstairs. His heart rate and respiration speed up
He wonders if a burglar has entered the house. When he looks downstairs, he sees that his cat just knocked over a plant. He begins to relax and his heart rate and breathing slow down. Which part of his nervous system is working to return him to a normal state? a) spinal cord b) somatic nervous system c) parasympathetic nervous system d) central nervous system
Why is it difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of psychoanalytic therapy?
a) Examining patient records as a source of data is unethical. b) It takes years to demonstrate any measurable improvement. c) The goal of a full "cure" for any individual is unrealistic using current techniques. d) Whether a patient has gained insight into unconscious processes is hard to determine.