What are the dreamlike experiences at the onset of sleep that are difficult to distinguish from reality?
a. hypnagogic hallucinations
b. idiopathic hallucinations
c. occipital illusions
d. pseudo-psychedelic visions
a
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Regarding human language development, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Although all children experience the same stages of language development, there is a great variety in the ordering of the stages, as well as the ages at which the stages occur, depending on the culture. b. Children naturally acquire language by listening to the speech of others, long before they learn rules
of grammar as part of their formal education. c. By about 2.5 years of age, the average child speaks in full sentences and has a vocabulary over 500 words. d. Scientists are now beginning to locate genes involved in the development of brain mechanisms responsiblefor language and speech. e. Parents can help children develop language skills by talking and reading to them frequently, as well as by demonstrating proper language use and rewarding children for imitating it.
When Bill is driving faster than the speed limit, he covertly tells himself to slow down or he will get a ticket. He then slows down. Bill's cognitive behavior of telling himself to slow down is functioning as a:
a. conditioned stimulus b. punishing consequence c. reinforcing consequence d. discriminative stimulus
Which research study would you most expect to see from a researcher with a life-course perspective?
a. The effect of smoking on neurotransmitter systems and memory b. How memory processes change from infancy to old age c. Growing up in the 1960s, and its influence on drug-taking behavior in middle adulthood d. Sex differences in marital satisfaction
In terms of the number of people involved and the amount of damage done, America's biggest drug problem is caused by
a. cocaine. b. alcohol. c. Quaaludes. d. marijuana.