If you look down at this exam item, after looking around the room, the lens of your eye
changes shape in order to focus the image of this question on your retina. This process
called
a. signal detection.
b. transduction.
c. adaptation.
d. convergence.
e. accommodation.
e. accommodation.
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Which of the following categories of psychoactive drugs has the LEAST risk for developing physical and psychological dependence?
a. hallucinogens b. stimulants c. sedatives d. alcohol
Chris wants to calculate a zscore for his own height. The average height in the class is 66 inches, and Chris's height is 62 inches. Chris calculated his zscore to be +1.5 . What's wrong with his calculation?
a. The z-score is an inappropriate calculation here. b. The z-score should be a higher number. c. He didn't have the standard deviation. d. The z-score should be a negative number.
Stanley is conducting which type of study when he does longitudinal research on the development of people who were diagnosed with autism as children?
a) Descriptive b) Quasi-experiment Consider This: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are included in this category of studies that tells a story. LO 1.6: Analyze research methods, behavioral measures and analyses methods and experimental design c) Qualitative Consider This: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are included in this category of studies that tells a story. LO 1.6: Analyze research methods, behavioral measures and analyses methods and experimental design d) Survey Consider This: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies are included in this category of studies that tells a story. LO 1.6: Analyze research methods, behavioral measures and analyses methods and experimental design
The participants who acted as guards in the Stanford Prison Experiment
a. identified with the prisoners and acted in a similar manner.
b. developed stress-related symptoms, such as psychosomatic rashes.
c. behaved aggressively and even sadistically toward the prisoners.
d. showed negative after effects that lasted for years.