The experiment by Pinel on exploration as a function of Electroconvulsive Shock-learning interval used a multiple-condition design to

a. rule out alternative hypotheses
b. determine the shape of a function
c. determine the effect of repeated ECS on the same rats
d. None of these is true.


b

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a) Boys grow up watching their fathers weave and receive training from their fathers. b) Boys attend a basket-weaving school over the course of several years. c) Younger boys learn from older boys how to weave. d) Boys grow up watching their mothers weave and receive training from their mothers.

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Which of the following is true of the sequence of bases in a gene?

A. It tells the cells how to make the proteins that enable them to carry out specific functions. B. It turns the gene on and off at different points in the development of an individual. C. It has a double-helix structure and resembles a long, spiraling ladder. D. It is meant to be a recipe for making a particular human.

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Adina tells people that she is Jewish, and she goes to Friday evening services at her temple when she has no other plans. She does not believe in keeping Kosher because she loves to eat bacon, but she does fast for 24 hours during the holiday of Yom Kippur. In the National Study on Youth and Religion, Adina would fit into which category?

a. Religiously indifferent/hostile b. Spiritually open c. Committed traditionalists d. Selective adherents

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The fact that in the afternoon child care is associated with rising levels of cortisol and staying at home with falling levels of cortisol ___________

a. means that child care is stressful for nearly all children b. indicates that at least some children may experience child care as stressful c. is of little importance because the rise in cortisol is not related to stress levels in children the way it is in adults d. means that child care causes cortisol levels to rise

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