Samantha and her sister have very different memories of the family vacations they were on together. A behavioral geneticist would therefore tend to see the vacations as
A) precipitating events.
B) shared environmental influences.
C) nonshared environmental influences.
D) irrelevant.
Answer: C
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A. post hoc design B. matched design C. pretest-posttest design D. related/paired samples t test
When applicants respond to a newspaper advertisement by calling, they should:
a. practice their first few sentences b. be prepared for a short interview c. have a resume handy d. all three would be great advice
In one study, participants with social phobia were told that they might have to speak in public after receiving either an SSRI or CBT. They then were given a PET scan shortly before the public speaking task. Among participants who responded positively to treatment, there was decreased activity in the amygdala in those who received:
A) the SSRI but no change despite treatment effectiveness in those who received CBT. B) the SSRI but increased activity despite treatment effectiveness in those who received CBT. C) both treatments. D) neither treatment; both treatments appeared to work by increasing amygdala activity.
The three techniques used in brainwashing are
a. unfreezing, change, refreezing. b. freezing, isolation, and conditioning. c. dependency, dissonance, and attitude change. d. direct contact, dissonance, and reward.