The main mode of action of the anxiolytics is to

a. enhance the effects of serotonin or dopamine.
b. reduce the effects of GABA.
c. enhance the effects of GABA.
d. reduce the effects of dopamine.


C

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Terminally ill patients who score higher in spiritual well-being __________

A) are less forgiving of themselves and others B) express less end-of-life despair C) express a greater desire for a hastened death D) show less acceptance of their life situation

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If Mark is a typical adolescent, you should expect that the amount of conflict he has with his parents is likely highest during which of his adolescent years?

a. between age 11 and 12 b. between age 13 and 14 c. between age 15 and 16 d. between age 17 and 18

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding exposure and ritual prevention treatment for OCD?

a) It is considered the first-line treatment approach. b) It is especially effective when hoarding is present. c) It is very intensive, causing as many as 25% of patients to refuse treatment. d) It is at least partially effective for over half of the patients treated.

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A company is interested in testing differences in customer satisfaction with two department stores that it owns (Store A and Store B). They are also interested in determining whether or not differences exist in the average consumer satisfaction with the two main departments within each store: sportswear and business wear. Four groups of 20 randomly chosen consumers are assigned to each condition. Here is part of their SPSS output: What is their effect size for the interaction?


a. .993
b. .16
c. .06
d. .76

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