The more you study, the fewer errors you will make on the next exam is an example of a correlation
a. perfect
b. positive
c. negative
d. zero
ANSWER: c
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If memory loss follows a blow or damage to the brain, the person is suffering from:
A. amnesia B. Korsakoff's syndrome C. Wernicke's aphasia D. interference
Sheila is awake and in an alert state. Sheila's brain wave pattern should consist primarily of
a. alpha waves. b. beta waves. c. gamma waves. d. delta waves. e. small, irregular waves.
In a study by Fredman and Whitman (2008), mother-raised and human-raised capuchin monkeys watched a human model use a screwdriver to remove a lid from a container and gain access to a food reward. In separate groups of both types of monkeys, the model removed the lid by either sticking the screwdriver in a hole located in the middle of the lid or by prying the lid off from the rim. The
investigators found that: A) only the human-raised monkeys learned by observation. B) both groups learned by observation and both preferred sticking the screwdriver into the hole. C) both groups learned by observation, but the human-raised monkeys were much more likely to pry the lid off from the rim. D) both groups learned by observation, but the human-raised monkeys were considerably more likely to imitate the exact method the human model used.
Doug is a long-term cocaine user. In addition to the rewarding properties of cocaine, what else is likely prompting Doug to continue using cocaine?
A. the severe withdrawal reactions following a lack of cocaine in his body B. the social pressures to continue drug use C. changes to the glutamatergic connections to his nucleus accumbens D. the extra dopamine receptors he has developed in his hippocampus