Imagine that half the clerical employees in one building of a school begin to have headaches, feel agitated, scratch themselves furiously, feel numbness in their fingers, and faint. There is no biological explanation. This incident would most likely be seen by psychologists as an example of ____
a. mass madness
b. exorcism
c. hypnotic susceptibility
d. mesmerism
A
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Rasheed is memorizing his math multiplication tables by using flash cards. He does this frequently enough that eventually he does not need the visual stimulation of the cards to remember the information. Rasheed is taking advantage of __________.
A. short-term memory B. sequential memory C. sensory memory D. long-term memory
Which of the following parental reasons for non-immunization refers to the assumption that since most of their children's peers have been vaccinated they are protected?
A. individual risk B. free riding C. omission bias D. risk/benefit ratio
As we pass into the deepest stages of sleep, we may:
A. sleeptalk or sleepwalk B. have nightmares C. have very vivid and emotional dreams D. enter REM
How many hours of sleep do the majority of adults get per night?
a. five hours b. seven to eight hours c. ten hours d. twelve hours