Habituation is __________

a. a reduction in the orienting response to familiar stimuli
b. the forming of a new bad habit
c. found in people with stunted neural processes
d. unaffected by memory


a. a reduction in the orienting response to familiar stimuli

Psychology

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The ethical practice in which the purpose of a study is fully disclosed to the study's participants, once the study is over, is known as:

a. informed consent b. debriefing c. confidentiality d. experimental control

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A phobia is an irrational fear that is out of proportion to any real danger in the situation or object

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

Experimental research on behavior is often said to be artificial. To compensate for this problem, researchers do ________

a. field experiments b. open-ended research c. follow-up studies d. free sampling research

Psychology