What is the likely outcome for a patient who has undergone the procedure called cingulotomy?
a) reduced fear levels
b) little, if any, change in symptoms
c) reduction in delusions and hallucinations
d) a likely increase in mania, but a decrease in depression
B
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In a study comparing the effects of an informational-based educational group to an emotion-focused peer discussion group among women with breast cancer, Helgeson et al. (2000) warned that:
a. those who thought they really do not need it benefit the most. b. support is only helpful if people believe it will help. c. getting support if you already have it can be harmful. d. not providing enough support can hurt more than providing none at all.
If someone, who is experiencing severe anxiety, turns to drugs, legal or otherwise, for treatment and becomes addicted, then the primary disorder is complicated by a secondary, substance-related disorder, and the person is said to be
a. comorbid. b. experiencing a conversion reaction. c. neurotic. d. having a nervous breakdown.
Dr. Paulus conducts a study that compares the success of two 8-week weight-loss regimens. She uses statistics to compare the mean number of pounds lost by participants in each condition and comes up with a p-value of .08 . What is the safest conclusion for her to draw?
a. The results of the study are statistically significant. b. The difference in mean weight loss between groups may have been caused by chance alone. c. The difference in mean weight loss between groups was too great to have been a chance finding. d. One could expect similar levels of weight loss in the population at large.
There are two alternative pathways to persuading others. One leads us to evaluate the merits of the persuasive arguments carefully and thoughtfully. This is known as the
A) central route. B) peripheral route. C) afferent route. D) efferent route.