Sarah had some professional portraits taken, and the photographer used a blue flash. For several seconds after each shot Sarah saw spots before her eyes. Based on opponent-process theory, you should predict that the color of the spots that Sarah saw was:
a. most likely red
b. probably green
c. also blue
d. yellow
D
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Linda's house was flooded in a hurricane. Upon losing her home, she had nightmares, disturbed sleep, and anxiety that lasted about two weeks. Linda most likely suffered from ______________
a) acute stress disorder b) external locus of control c) catastrophic stress d) post-traumatic stress disorder
A longitudinal study of over 23,000 men found that those who didn’t smoke, exercised regularly, and maintained recommended weight were almost ______ less likely to experience heart problems than were men with all of these risk factors (Lee and colleagues, 2009).
A. 40% B. 50% C. 60% D. 70%
Which of the following is the best predictors of adolescent mortality?
a. age of the mother at pregnancy. b. getting a driver's license at the age of 16. c. substance abuse. d. if the adolescent had been born prematurely.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the sleeper effect?
a. It arises in a complex set of circumstances. b. It depends on people forgetting a flaw that is linked to a message faster than the gist of the message. c. Early evidence was not statistically reliable. d. all of these