James read a magazine ad about a drug that doctors say may help college students perform better on multiple-choice type tests. Being the inquisitive person that he is, James decided to do an experiment to see if the magazine's claims were true. He administered the drug to one of his classes, and gave the other class a placebo. James then tested the students in both groups on material they had recently discussed in class. In this example, what is the experimental group?
A. The students who received the drug
B. The students who received the placebo
C. Test performance
D. The age of the students
Answer: A
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According to Caplan and Nelson (1973), why are some individuals prone to placing responsibility on individuals who are disadvantaged rather than on society or the environment?
a. Such explanations free the government and cultural institutions from blame. b. Such explanations remove the burden for solving the problem from government and cultural institutions. c. Such explanations legitimize the traditional clinical practice of treating individuals. d. all of the above
The same mechanism in the axon that allows the brief outflow of
__________ ions also allows the axon to return to its resting state. a. positively charged potassium b. negatively charged potassium c. positively charged sodium d. negatively charged sodium e. both negatively and positively charged sodium
Physicians practicing in cultures outside of the U.S. are more likely to use ____ than psychological explanations in discussing causality of somatic symptom disorders with patients
A) physiological explanations B) physical illustrations C) sociocultural explanations D) neurological illustrations
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A. motor learning is instantaneous. B. memory of motor behavior is formed during the first three motoric attempts. C. memory of motor behavior is improved through consolidation. D. REM and slow-wave sleep are not associated with enhanced motor learning.