Which of the following is true of the original research that suggested a relationship between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism?
A) It has been successfully replicated repeatedly, providing evidence for its validity.
B) It was based on data collected from a very large sample of children.
C) It was based on faulty data due to poor study protocols.
D) It was conducted in a cooperative study in France, Iceland, and the Netherlands.
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Which of the following is correct concerning cross-cultural studies on trait theories?
A) Most cultural research methods are too vague to be validated.
B) Evidence for the five trait dimensions has been found in several cultures.
C) No evidence has been found to support these theories.
D) Research in this area is too new to report any findings.
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What is necessary for a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder?
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What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information?
A) thalamus B) cerebellum C) hypothalamus D) pituitary gland
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What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?
A) positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement B) negative reinforcement
C) punishment D) positive reinforcement
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What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?
A) tiny bones located in the middle ear
B) types of sound that most people can detect
C) types of cones on the retina
D) words often used by audiologists in testing for hearing difficulties
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Upon just waking up, you report a vivid visual event. What term do psychologists use for such phenomena?
A) hypnotic illusion B) positive hallucination
C) hypnopompic image D) hypnogogic images
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The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called __________. This barrier to problem-solving can inhibit one’s ability to generate alternative solutions
A) means–end analysis
B) functional fixedness
C) prototypical idealization
D) mental set
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The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the ________ nervous system.
A) central B) parasympathetic C) sympathetic D) somatic
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Researchers have found that ________ influenced by culture.
A) both language and thought are B) language, but not thought, is
C) thought, but not language, is D) neither language nor thought is
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