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Different cultures have different understandings and labels for distress. For example, [BLANK] is a condition among some Native American tribes that involves an extreme preoccupation with death and/or those who have died.

To study the effects of sleep on driving, researchers prevent some people from sleeping for 24 hours. They find that people who were sleep-deprived hit more plastic cones than those who were not sleep-deprived when they are driving through a curvy obstacle course designed by the researchers. In this example, driving performance is the [blank] variable.

Ben just finished smoking a cigarette, and with no trash can in sight, considers throwing the cigarette butt on the ground. However, he knows that throwing it on the ground will contribute to environmental pollution. According to Freudian theory, Ben’s struggle is between his [BLANK], which makes him want to get rid of the butt immediately, and his [BLANK], which discourages him from littering.

John wants to be a clinical psychologist and open his own private practice. John should apply to graduate programs that use either the [blank] or the [blank] training model.

[BLANK] was in charge of a large asylum in Paris, and while this person advocated for more humane treatment for people in asylums, only [BLANK] tended to be treated more humanely.

Which of the following is false? Master’s programs [blank].

Different cultures have different understandings and labels for distress. For example, [BLANK] is a condition among some Native American tribes that involves an extreme preoccupation with death and/or those who have died.

Dr. Dubyak has developed a new measure of depression. She administers her new measure along with the Beck Depression Inventory (a widely used assessment of depression) to 100 people. She finds that these two measures are highly correlated, which supports the [BLANK] of Dr. Dubyak’s new measure.  

John wants be a professor and lead research examining the effects of social media on people’s political views. John should apply to graduate programs that use the [blank] training model.

In the reading, Buskist offered seven tips for preparing a successful graduate school application.  They included each of the following, EXCEPT [blank].