Margaret is taking EEG recordings of her participants, and she wants to maximize the time they spend with beta waves for her analysis. How should she instruct her participants?
A. Offer no instructions; most of our waking time is spent in beta wave activity.
B. Encourage participants to let their minds wander freely throughout the experiment.
C. Ask participants to focus on photos flashing on the screen and try to remember them.
D. Ask participants to perform a serial subtraction task starting with 6233 and subtracting 13.
Answer: D
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a. The existence of homosexuality c. The importance of dreams b. The existence of the unconscious d. The nature of libido
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a. Their use does not apply outside of the field. b. Psychologists use similar experiments and tasks within their research or with clients. c. Researchers can use the anecdotal data. d. They require written reports, which are utilized throughout the field.
Priscilla is a psychologist. When she says that someone has a "personality," what is she referring to?
a. The person's lively and bubbly demeanor. b. The person's tendency to act shyly in some situations and gregariously in other situations. c. The person's stable pattern of emotions, motives, and behavior. d. The person's behavioral characteristics that make them similar to their family members.
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a) recall b) relearning c) recognition d) paired-associate learning