The tendency for people to inflate the value of objects, good, or services they already own is called the
a. endowment effect.
b. escalation effect.
c. sunk cost effect.
d. expectancy phenomenon.
a
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a. a goal that is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant. b. two equally attractive goals that are mutually exclusive. c. two equally unpleasant goals. d. two or more goals, each of which is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant. e. two equally pleasant goals.
Research has found a link between puberty and sleeping late on weekends
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT related to anorexia nervosa?
a. Insistence that they are fat and need to lose more weight regardless of actual weight. b. Patients are typically 25%-30% below their normal weight when entering treatment. c. Patients recognize the maladaptive quality of their behavior and seek treatment on their own. d. Death results in 5%-10% of patients.
During an action potential, which of the following occurs?
a. Sodium ions are pumped out of the neuron into the synaptic cleft. b. The molecular gates open to allow sodium ions into the neuron. c. The electrical stimulation of the neuron must dip below -70 millivolts and remain so during the action potential. d. Neurotransmitters enter the axon through gaps in the myelin sheath.