Sean yawned during a meeting and within a few minutes several others attending the meeting began to yawn. The brain cells activated in others by Sean's yawn are called ______

Fill in the blank with correct word


mirror neurons

Psychology

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A psychologist compares the attitudes of students and their parents at approximately the same time. What type of research is this?

a. Longitudinal b. Cross-sectional c. Single-blind d. Double-blind

Psychology

As compared to non-depressed people, depressed individuals ____

a. have greater unpleasant events b. react worse to unpleasant events c. have fewer pleasant experiences d. react more to pleasant experiences

Psychology

According to economist Jesse Shapiro, every extra commercial you view adds one more positive memory of that product to your long-term memory, thus increasing your positive impression of this product. Shapiro refers to this as

a. "memory jamming.". b. "priming" implicit memories. c. the serial position effect. d. flashbulb memories.

Psychology

Saying whatever comes to mind, even if it seems senseless, painful, or embarrassing, is part of the Freudian technique known as

a. dream analysis. b. analysis of transference. c. free association. d. analysis of resistance.

Psychology