Regarding extrasensory perception (ESP), which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Laboratory evidence supports the existence of some forms of ESP.
b. The effects of ESP are limited to laboratory studies.
c. We lack compelling evidence to support the existence of any form of ESP.
d. Evidence supports the existence of telepathy but not other forms of ESP.
e. Few Americans today believe that ESP exists.
c
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A) inadvertent. B) nonsensical. C) unexplainable. D) superstitious.
Candace is about to go to a job interview at a prestigious firm. Although she graduated at the "top of her class" in college, she "just knows" that she is too young and inexperienced to be hired by this company. Candace's intense reaction to this stress is primarily due to her
a. feelings of conflict with this interview. b. perceived lack of competence. c. burnout after years of college. d. stress-prone personality.
If I were to have you make a sad face and then rate your perceptions to a painful stimulus, making a sad face would do what to your pain perceptions (versus making a happy or neutral face)?
A. pain with sad face would be more intense B. pain with sad face would be less intense C. pain with sad face would not be any different D. pain with sad face would be not perceptible at all because of input from facial muscles
A __________ research method allows for the comparison of groups without random
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