The American schoolteacher who lobbied state legislatures for laws to mandate human treatment of people with mental disorders was:
A. William Tuke.
B. Dorothea Dix.
C. Clifford Beers.
D. Benjamin Rush.
Answer: B. Dorothea Dix.
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a. their facial muscles are physically paralyzed. b. their brains are processing emotions abnormally. c. they have experienced a small stroke due to their hyperemotionality. d. their blood pressure and heart rate are abnormally slowed due to parasympathetic rebound.
Which of the following is NOT true of quasi-experiments?
A) They provide researchers with complete control over all aspects of the independent variable(s). B) The presence of confounded variables can reduce internal validity. C) They can often be conducted when true experiments cannot. D) The external validity of quasi-experiments is often higher than that of true experiments.
Blake, a professional basketball player, is constantly making shots and trying to sink the basketball through the hoop. Sometimes he makes each shot and other times he will miss several shots before eventually making one. Blake's shooting behavior follows which schedule of reinforcement?
A. Fixed interval (FI) B. Variable interval (VI) C. Fixed ratio (FR) D. Variable ratio (VR)
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A. Dopamine B. Endorphine C. Norepinephrine D. Serotonin