One of Schacter's seven sins of memory is persistence. Which of the following would be a likely instance of the "sin" of persistence?
a) A war veteran has unwanted recollections of terrible war experiences
b) A woman fondly remembers her wedding day on her 25th anniversary.
c) A newly graduated engineer remembers a key formula she learned freshman year.
d) A teenager remembers hearing a whippoorwill for the first time as a young camper.
A
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A. tended to make friends equally often in their own group and the other group B. tended to form in-group biases about their own group within a few weeks C. formed in-group biases only at the end of the school year, months after the intervention D. were initially biased, but became less biased after a few weeks
James is a clinical researcher who is interested in methods for reducing the intrusiveness of auditory hallucinations in individuals with paranoid schizophrenia. He has three treatments: dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), medication, and deep brain stimulation (DBS). He also has three treatment settings: inpatient, day hospital, and outpatient. Although the participants in all three settings
can receive DBT and medication, only those who are inpatient can receive DBS. As a result, James has a total of seven groups: DBT-Inpatient, DBT-Day Hospital, DBT-Outpatient, Medication-Inpatient, Medication-Day Hospital, Medication-Outpatient, and DBS-Inpatient. This design is best classified as a(n) ____ factorial. a. imperfect b. incomplete c. partial d. limited
We never completely adapt to extremely intense stimuli, such as extreme pain
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Tolerance develops for the use of some drugs because
A. over time, the blood-brain barrier more effectively blocks the movement of the drug from the blood supply into the brain. B. more of the drug is absorbed by the body's fat stores, leading to the need to use more to get the same effects. C. the body's compensation for the drug cancels out its effects. D. the experienced user's expectations cancel out the drug's effects.