What makes it difficult to determine the minimum intensity of stimulus that a person can detect?
a. Variations among people in how well they understand the instructions
b. Variations among people in the distance between their eyes
c. Variations in anyone's sensitivity depending on recent experiences
d. Variations in the maximum intensity of stimulus that people can perceive
c
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a. ?Wilhelm Wundt was primarily interested in studying conscious experience and mental processes. b. ?John Watson used a process called introspection to examine the sensations and feelings of trained observers. c. ?William James established the first scientific laboratory in Germany to study mental processes. d. ?Gilbert Haven Jones was primarily interested in the function that behaviors and thoughts serve for organisms.
How would we calculate a test taker's score as a percentage?
a. Divide the test taker's raw score by the total possible score. b. Add all test takers' scores and divide by the number of scores. c. Take the square root of the test standard deviation. d. Divide the highest score by the test taker's raw score.
Mario has always had trouble dealing with his parents as authority figures. During psychoanalysis, he reacts to the analyst in the same manner. What process is occurring?
a) reactance b) resistance c) transference d) countertransference
Elizabeth was hit hard by the news of her mother's diagnosis with myasthenia gravis. Although a very serious and progressive disease, the good news is that her mother can be treated with drugs that ___ the action of ___
A) facilitate, monoamine oxidase B) facilitate, acetylcholinesterase C) inhibit, acetylcholinesterase D) inhibit, monoamine oxidase