Your grandfather has just returned from being examined by an eye specialist who discovered he has cataracts. How did the specialist explain the diagnosis to your grandfather?
a) "The lenses of your eyes have become cloudy."
b) "You have a detached retina that requires surgery."
c) "You have lost a significant amount of pigment in the iris."
d) "The number of cones in your retina has decreased as a result of dietary changes."
A
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What do neuroimaging techniques show when comparing the effects of medication on anxiety with the effects of psychotherapy?
a. Medication appears to normalize anxiety circuits in the brain, whereas psychotherapy has little if any effect. b. Psychotherapy appears to normalize anxiety circuits in the brain, and medication has little if any effect. c. Psychotherapies produce neurobiological changes similar to those seen with medications. d. Neither medications nor psychotherapies appear to have much effect on anxiety circuits in the brain.
Which of the following definitions for the term "foresight bias" is most accurate?
a. A foresight bias occurs when the researchers try to anticipateâ€"in advanceâ€"the problems with a study. b. Foresight bias occurs when researchers examine the dependent variables to see whether they will be high in external validity. c. Foresight bias occurs when people judge their mastery of some material that they have been studying, although they have been using an inappropriate mnemonic device. d. Foresight bias occurs when people are too confident that they will do well on a future exam, based on the estimates they make while studying the material
Which idea below is one of Kelly's key personal qualities for community psychologists?
a. immersion in a community, and sustained commitment to it b. skills in planning, performing and analyzing laboratory research c. understanding diversity as a resource, even when it involves conflict d. both ‘a' and ‘c'
Victor goes to a fancy French restaurant. There are utensils on the table that he's never even seen before, and more spoons and forks than he's ever seen on one table. Eager to dine in an appropriate and sophisticated way,
Victor secretly watches other diners to see what they do. This is an example of a. normative social influence. b. situational interdependence. c. informational social influence. d. normative conformity.