______ is a neurotransmitter which helps tone down the stress response.
a. GABA c. Norepinephrine
b. Cortisol d. Epinephrine
Question 2Psychologically hardy people report ______ physical symptoms and ______ depression in
the face of stress than nonhardy people.
a. fewer; more c. fewer; less
b. greater; less d. greater; more
Question 3IQ scores below ______ are one of the criteria used in diagnosing intellectual disability.
a. 130 c. 70
b. 100 d. 40
Question 4In most cases of dissociative identity disorder, which of the following best describes the relationship of the dominant personality to the alter personalities?
a. The dominant personality remains unaware of the existence of the alter personalities.
b. The core personality is abusive of the alter personality.
c. The dominant personality is always older than the alter personalities.
d. The dominant personality is ashamed of the alter personalities.
Question 5Jen decides to study the effects of alcohol on driving ability. She selects 200 college
students and randomly divides them into two groups of 100 students each.
Subjects in
group A drive a car through an obstacle course while remaining sober. Subjects in
group B also drive through the obstacle course, but they are given an ounce of
whiskey before each attempt at driving the course. As expected, the driving ability of
subjects in group B steadily deteriorates as they consume more alcohol. In Jen's
study, the amount of alcohol consumed is the ______.
a. independent variable c. dependent variable
b. codependent variable d. reciprocal variable
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