Casey and Josh have both been bitten by strange dogs. Casey has a dog of his own at home that he loves
Josh has little experience with dogs. Which is likely to develop a phobia?
A) Casey is less likely to develop a phobia because he has had lots of earlier positive experiences with
dogs.
B) Both boys are likely to develop a phobia because of the traumatic nature of the event.
C) It will depend on which boy is more sensitive to pain.
D) Casey is more likely to develop a phobia because his schema of dogs has been violated.
A
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a. a stable external cause. c. an unstable external cause. b. a stable internal cause. d. an unstable internal cause.
A research experiment was conducted on people's attitude toward a particular section of the society. After the experiment, the participants were requested to donate a small amount for the research organization. When they agreed and donated, they were followed with more requests for bigger donations. This is an example of _____
A) social comparison B) the fear appeal C) the foot-in-the-door technique D) social facilitation
Your grandmother has recently been complaining about not sleeping well and not feeling rested. Given what you learned in this chapter on sleep and waking, what would be the BEST advice you could give her (other than to see her doctor for a checkup, of course)? a. Make sure she eats an evening meal low in carbohydrates to minimize production of serotonin
b. Put the television in her bedroom and tell her to fall asleep watching the evening news. c. Keep mentally active doing things in which she is interested. d. The first thing she should do is get sleeping pills from her doctor and take them every night.
What procedure is used to detect abnormalities in the first trimester of pregnancy, and involves high-frequency transvaginal probes and digital visual processing?
a) fetal blood sampling (FBS) b) sonoembryology c) embryoscopy d) first-trimester screen