In a laboratory research study involving "drug addiction" in animals, it was demonstrated that the positive-reinforcing effect (i.e., pleasure) of drugs
a. is a uniquely human weakness
b. Primarily asocial and cultural phenomenon
c. Existed even withoutsocial and cultural influences.
d. biological, social, and cultural.
c
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According to humanists, personality is
a. consistency of behavior. b. the interaction between genes and environment. c. the expression of conscious experience of directing ourselves towards achieving our own unique potentials. d. determined by reinforcement and punishment. e. based on a hierarchy of pervasive characteristics.
Experiments do not adequately control for third variables when:
A) participants are not randomly selected for study. B) not enough levels of the independent variable are studied. C) the manipulation actually causes changes in the dependent variable. D) random assignment fails to create equivalent groups.
Tara had a theory that she could cheer herself up by staring at a yellow and black smiley face. After spending half an hour staring at one, she looked up at the blank white wall. She was not any happier, but she did see a __________ smiley face on her wall due to opponent-processing.
A. green and white B. red and green C. red and blue D. blue and white
Assuming the binomial distribution is appropriate, if N = 7, P = 0.40, and the number of P events = 2, the number of Q events = _________
a. 5 c. 0.60 b. 2 d. need more information