In the context of specific phobias,__________is the fear of tight or enclosed places
A) xenophobia
B) altophobia
C) acrophobia
D) claustrophobia
E) Select
D
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Researchers who were studying plant growth raised plants in two separate rooms. One room had taped conversations playing 24 hours a day; the other room was silent. The researchers found that the plants grew better in the room that had the conversations playing. In this study, the type of room (conversation or silence) would be
a. the dependent variable. b. an extraneous variable. c. a placebo. d. the independent variable.
Normative conformity is based on a group's power because of __________.
A. informational value B. goal achievement C. the desire for approval D. social stability
We are evaluating a method of therapy for extremely underweight adolescent girls. If we weighed our subjects at the beginning and end of therapy, a difference in weight could mean
a. that our therapy worked. b. that people gain weight over time regardless of what we do. c. that our scales changed due to repeated use. d. all of the above
Which area of the brain is associated with higher-level cognition?
a. the frontal lobes c. the corpus callosum b. the brain stem d. the left hemisphere