An attorney says this to a judge in a civil commitment case: "Your honor, the Supreme Court in 1979 ruled that we cannot deny people their liberty by committing them to mental institutions involuntarily unless we have 'clear and convincing evidence' that they are mentally ill and potentially dangerous." To what Supreme Court ruling is the attorney referring?
a. Addington v. Texas
b. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California
c. Wyatt v. Stickney
d. Jackson v. Indiana
A
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In Robert Rescorla's experiment, what happened to the group of dogs to whom a shock was consistently presented after a tone?
A) The group of dogs became immune to the shock. B) The group of dogs became calm in the presence of the tone. C) The group of dogs learned to show a playful response in the presence of the tone. D) The group of dogs learned to show a fear response at the sound of the tone.
Incentive theory states that motivation is a way to ______.
A. obtain external rewards B. meet internal needs C. fulfill needs for arousal D. maintain homeostasis
A subject who is exposed to the study treatment is said to be in the ________ condition
a. control b. operational c. experimental d. blind e. correlational
Stress-related prenatal complications are greatly reduced when mothers
A) have partners and friends who offer social support. B) take a low dose of antianxiety medication during pregnancy. C) take a folic acid supplement during pregnancy. D) are placed on bed rest during the third trimester.