Researchers studied crime statistics both before and after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. These researchers found that the return to capital punishment
a. had no effect on single homicides, but reduced multiple homicides.
b. had no effect on homicides.
c. was actually accompanied by a rise in homicide rates.
d. reduced homicides resulting from instrumental aggression, but had no effect on homicides resulting from hostile aggression.
Answer: B
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What conclusion is warranted concerning the causal role of disturbed communication in families?
a. Disturbed communication is a significant cause of schizophrenia. b. Disturbed communication does not cause people to develop schizophrenia. c. Disturbed communication is responsible for the onset of schizophrenia, but not for its continuation. d. Disturbed communication is a cause of schizophreniform disorder but not schizophrenia.
In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance, sleep would be the a. control group
b. independent variable. c. experimental group. d. dependent variable.
Associative long-term potentiation has been suggested as a neural basis for:
a. Classical conditioning b. Operant conditioning c. Working memory d. Declarative memory
Iconic memory allows us to remember the beginnings of sentences long enough to have meaningful conversations.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)