Recall that Schulz (1976) randomly assigned nursing home residents to one of two conditions designed to manipulate perceived control over visitation schedules. He found that two months later, residents who
a. were visited more were happier, more active, and lived longer.
b. did not receive visitors were less happy, less active, and took more medications.
c. had a say in visit scheduling were happier, more active, and required fewer medications.
d. had health problems benefited more from the visits.
Answer: C
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a. the longer the delay, the less time it took to relearn the material b. the longer the delay, the more time it took to relearn the material c. no matter how long the delay was, it took just as long to relearn the material as it had taken to learn it the first time d. no matter how long the delay was, it always took longer to relearn the material than it took to learn it the first time
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a. "Sven must have been abused as a child." b. "What's his problem? A pat on the back is a reinforcer." c. "Sven must have interpreted my gesture differently than I intended." d. "Sven must have low self-esteem."