In the early 1990s, some researchers found that listening to 10 minutes of Mozart improved performance on spatial-reasoning tasks. Follow-up studies have found that:
a. performance on verbal and math reasoning tasks also improves after listening to Mozart
b. listening to sad, slow music improves spatial reasoning performance even more than listening to Mozart
c. the improvements in performance were generally relatively small and only lasted for brief periods
d. although the improvements in performance were small, they appeared to be relatively permanent
C
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a. baby formula fortified with iron. b. lead poisoning. c. the MMR vaccine. d. excessive infantile exposure to television and computer screens.
PCP was patented as Sernyl and first tested as
A. a treatment for alcohol dependence. B. a calming agent for nervous pets. C. a dissociative anesthetic. D. an antidepressant.
Which of the following strategies to block or reduce the severity of an impending panic attack would be consistent with cognitive explanations of panic disorders?
A. Taking tranquilizers when a panic attack seems imminent B. Pre-emptively moving to a different country that has lower rates of panic disorders C. Reassuring yourself that a feeling of discomfort is just a normal reaction D. Learning about the various theories of what causes panic disorders
The theshold for firing has been reached when the electrical charge of what level of millivolts occurs within a nerve cell?
a. - 10 b. - 50 c. + 100 d. + 10