During the first quarter of his freshman year in high school, Dinky received a very low score on a vocabulary test. Three months later Dinky took test again, and he scored much higher on the test. Dinky's improvement can be explained by:
A) maturation
B) regression toward the mean
C) testing effects
D) all of the above (all are good explanations)
D
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The rule of thumb for recovering from jet lag is that it takes about ____ to reset the circadian clock for ____ of time change.
A. one hour; each hour B. one day; each day C. one day; each hour D. two days; each hour
Mark puts in long hours studying for his psychology tests. He already has an A in the course, but he really has a desire to know the material well. Mark's behaviour is characteristic of:
A) extrinsic motivation. B) drive reduction theory. C) intrinsic motivation. D) incentive-motivation theory.
Dopamine receptors in one part of the brain appear to become super-responsive to normal amounts of dopamine, triggering a flood of unrelated thoughts, feelings, and perceptions, which may account for the positive symptoms (voices, hallucinations, and delusions) of which disorder?
a. post-traumatic stress disorder b. schizophrenia c. conversion disorder d. dissociative disorder
The degree to which a developing behavior or physical structure is modifiable is referred to as
a. plasticity. c. definitive. b. critical. d. integral.