When Max's father installed a new ceiling fan in his room, the "whirring" sound initially disturbed Max's sleep. After a few nights, however, Max was back to sleeping normally, as if the fan did not bother him at all. Max's filtering out of the fan's noise is best described as ____
a. attention
b. habituation
c. mental hardware
d. mental software
b
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a. dependent b. independent c. experimental d. control
Kris and Sara put their infant son Gabe to bed for his regular afternoon nap. When they went to check on him several hours later Gabe was unresponsive and never woke again. Which term is used for this outcome?
A. REM B. HAART C. AZT D. SIDS
Compare treatments for mood disorders using at least three different treatments arranged from "best" to "worst."
What will be an ideal response?
People who diet intensely every other day lose as much weight as those who diet moderately every day
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.