Gina has been using heroin for two years. Lately, she has found she must inject higher and
higher dosages of the drug to get the same "high" she has come to expect from her drug use.
Her need for higher dosages is best described as _____
a. dependence c. tolerance
b. addiction d. potentiation
C
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The tendency for survey subjects to provide answers that place them in a favorable light is referred to as
a. sampling bias. b. response stereotyping. c. a placebo effect. d. socially desirable responding.
Emily grew up in Boston and attends college there. She often notices clusters of people smoking outside of office buildings as she walks to class. Which of the following sources would provide the most reliable information regarding the prevalence of smoking in Boston?
a. A detailed personal study of the history of her extended family b. Interviews with her classmates and professors c. A review of her professor’s behavioral statistics study drawn from census data d. Observations of campus fraternity and sorority life
The body of research on self-efficacy shows that individuals with high self-efficacy . . .
a. Persist longer in the face of obstacles b. Anticipate successful future outcomes c. Are more likely to enter risky situations where failure is possible d. All of the above
As you study your psychology textbook, you are changing your mind and your brain about psychology through a process known as
a. brain osmosis. b. synaptic malleability. c. self-directed neuroplasticity. d. self-directed neural induction.