Chandler is taking a prescription medication to help him stop smoking. This medication was recommended by his doctor based on studies showing that 48 percent of smokers quit after treatment with this medication
What medication is Chandler taking?
a) Chanti
b) Zyban
c) Nicorette
d) Commit
A
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Suppose that Dylan has a new girlfriend whom he really likes. He programs his cell phone so that every time his new girlfriend calls, his phone plays the new Justin Timberlake single. After he has had his phone programmed this way for a little while, he notices that he feels happy whenever he hears the Justin Timberlake song. This most clearly illustrates ____
a. classical conditioning b. operant conditioning c. the mere exposure effect d. social learning
Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) performed a famous experiment on cognitive dissonance in which subjects were asked to lie to a fellow student (about how fun a psychology experiment was) for either $1 or $20 . For subjects in the $1 condition, dissonance was created because these subjects thought to themselves: "I am a nice, ethical person, but I have just been mean and told a lie." It appears that
the $1 subjects were ultimately able to reduce this dissonance by thinking to themselves: ____. a. "I did not really tell a lie because the experiment was not that boring. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think that it was kind of fun!" b. "I know I told that person a lie. But so what? There are bigger problems in this world!!" c. "Lying is a terrible thing. I swear that I will never do it again." d. "Whatever! I got $1 for doing almost nothing! Good deal!!"
Which of the following explains why you are not constantly aware of the pressure of your wristwatch on your arm or your shoes on your feet?
a. sensory adaptation b. sensory gating c. sensory conflict d. perceptual localization.
Psychological disorders are considered developmental disorders when there is a
A. change in symptoms over the lifespan B. genetic component to the disorder C. significant dysfunction during childhood D. general decline in functioning over time