Houdini is a normally developing one-year-old watching a magic act. The magician he is observing has just rolled a ball into what looks like a solid wall. However, when the ball reached the wall, the ball appeared to roll through it. According to research findings by Baillargeon, one would expect that Houdini's most likely reaction would involve
a. disinterest and immediate looking away
b. surprise, yet immediate looking away.
c. disinterest, yet the infant will stare at the spot the ball appeared to go through the wall.
d. surprise, and the infant will stare at the spot the ball appeared to go through the wall.
d
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Barbara is in a car accident and experiences neck pain immediately afterward. Doctors say that any injury to her neck will heal within two weeks of the accident. Nine months later, Barbara begins to visit her doctor weekly, saying the pain is still unbearable and she needs stronger pain medication. What is a reasonable diagnosis?
a. somatic symptom disorder with somatization features b. depersonalization disorder c. illness anxiety disorder d. somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain (pain disorder)
Marta was in an automobile accident and suffered an injury to her brain, resulting in paralysis of her left arm. What part of Marta's brain was injured?
a) auditory association area b) motor cortex c) association areas d) somatosensory cortex
Drug potency refers to
a. The amount of drug required for a certain effect. b. The overall efficacy of a drug. c. The ability of a drug to cross the blood-brain barrier. d. The propensity of a drug to cause drug-drug interactions.
was the first black woman to be awarded a PhD in psychology
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