In "true" experiments, researchers attempt to implement a high degree of control in order to
a. make the study more naturalistic.
b. enhance the study's external validity.
c. minimize the likelihood of confounding.
d. avoid making cause-effect conclusions.
c
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a. an insight therapist. b. a behavior therapist. c. a biomedical therapist. d. a homeopathic therapist.
Which of the following represents the correct path a neural impulse travels from start to finish of a neuron?
a. dendrite, cell body, axon, terminal button b. terminal button, axon, cell body, dendrite c. cell body, terminal button, dendrite, axon d. axon, dendrite, cell body, terminal button
Patterns of thinking that underlie loneliness
a. constitute negative self-talk. b. leads to certain patterns of behavior that promote loneliness. c. contribute to loneliness. d. are all of these.
Moderate amounts of hormones released by the adrenal glands during stress and emotional arousal tend to ________
a. enhance memory. b. produce tip-of-the-tongue states. c. cause retroactive interference. d. lead to motivated forgetting.