Which of the following topics provided the foundation for behavioral psychologies?
a. sensation and perception
b. learning
c. imageless thought
d. experience
Answer: b. learning
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In an experimental study of neighborhood mobility, compared with their peers who remained in poverty-stricken areas, children and youths who moved into low-poverty neighborhoods and remained there for several years showed __________
A) more mental health issues B) better school achievement C) more physical health issues D) more social problems
Which of the following procedures induces drinking?
A. increasing blood volume B. increasing fluid retention in the kidney C. lesioning the organum vasculosum lamina terminalis D. injecting angiotensin II into the subfornical organ
To measure the effects of task complexity on an individual's perception of time, a researcher has one group of participants do simple addition problems and another group solve complex mathematical formulas. Both groups are then asked to estimate the time
Later, the researcher finds out that the participants given the complex task were in a room with higher noise levels than the other group. In this study, the noise level would be considered an example of a. the placebo effect. b. a dependent variable. c. a confounding variable. d. an independent variable.
Continued use of a substance despite persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problems is one of the diagnostic criteria for substance dependence
Indicate whether the statement is true or false