Although several neurotransmitters may be involved, one that is often mentioned for its role in addiction due to its role in producing "reward" in the brain is:
a. acetylcholine
b. norepinephrine
c. dopamine
d. GABA
c
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a. grasping b. rooting c. Babinski d. Moro
Donna, who has autism, says that her autism makes it hard for her to find and use words. What school of psychology is particularly suited to the challenges Donna describes?
a. functionalism c. psychoanalytic approach b. Gestalt approach d. cognitive approach
Wendy is walking down the street when she suddenly falls down and lands squarely on her backside. A group of girls standing about 50 feet away start laughing hysterically, telling each other what a klutz Wendy is
The unsympathetic girls in this group are making a(n) __________ attribution to explain why Wendy fell down. A) situational B) negative C) positive D) dispositional
Persuasive messages generally have the most impact shortly after they are delivered, but in some cases, the impact grows stronger over a period of time. Which deductive strategy for hypothesis generation does this represent?
A) validation B) hypothetico-deductive method C) falsification D) accounting for exceptions