A researcher conducts an experiment to determine whether moderate doses of St. John's Wort have any effect of memory for college students. For this study, what is the independent variable?
a. The amount of St. John's Wort given to each participant
b. The memory score for each participant
c. The group of college students
d. Cannot answer without more information
A
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Mr. Vagus is participating in a clinical research study that is investigating psychological factors that may influence the development of heart disease. When he is instructed to imagine a situation in which he was very angry, the sensors monitoring his heart reveal that
A. his heartbeat has slowed significantly. B. his heart is pumping less efficiently. C. the area around his heart has become swollen and inflamed. D. he is having a "painless" heart attack.
Making acceptance and love of a person contingent upon that person conforming to what you want them to be is known as ________
a. positive transference b. conditional positive regard c. unconditional positive regard d. psychological congruence
Insomnia disorder applies to cases of ______
a. sporadic or occasional insomnia that last for no more than a few days at a time b. sporadic cases of occasional insomnia that recurs every few months c. persistent insomnia that can be accounted for by other psychological or physical disorders, or the effects of medicine d. persistent insomnia that cannot be accounted for by other psychological or physical disorders, or the effects of medicine
Which statement about the risk of suicide is true?
a. Depressed people are no more likely to commit suicide than nondepressed people. b. The risk of suicide is greatest at the lowest point in a depression. c. About half of people who complete suicide do so in the recovery phase of a depressive episode. d. Suicide is most likely when a person in a manic episode is getting "high."