If one were to graph the function relating anxiety regarding a particular health condition and the probability of receiving a screening for the same condition, one would draw ______.

A. a horizontal line
B. a positively sloped diagonal line
C. a negatively sloped diagonal line
D. an inverted U


D. an inverted U

Psychology

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1. Genetic dysphasia is a condition in which people with genetically based low intelligence cannot learn the basic 2. The best time to acquire a second language is right after puberty, when learning skills and concentration have 3. Interactionist theories of language development argue that social interactions, not innate biological processes 4. People with Broca's aphasia primarily have difficulty understanding language. 5. People with Wernicke's aphasia have difficulty producing grammatically correct speech.

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Bernie has to sign the shipments received as the warehouse, but deliveries don’t always arrive at the exact same time each morning. As a result he tends to spend his mornings hanging around the loading dock. The deliveries are on what kind of reinforcement schedule?

a. fixed ratio b. fixed interval c. variable ratio d. variable interval

Psychology

Chirag's spinal cord was completely severed at the neck in an auto accident. He would still be able to

A. wiggle his toes. B. exhibit the "knee-jerk" reflex in response to a tap on the knee. C. feel the pain of a pin prick on his foot. D. snap his fingers.

Psychology

Which of the following statements describes the amount of cognitive and emotional risk to participants allowed in psychological research today?

a. Any amount of risk is acceptable. b. No amount of risk is acceptable. c. A little risk is always acceptable, but more than minimal risk is never acceptable. d. The amount of acceptable risk depends in part on the likely benefits from the study.

Psychology