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You are attending a family dinner at Aunt Petunia’s house and you notice that she cleans her glass door anytime someone walks outside and leaves a handprint. You don’t notice her doing anything else unusual, but you ask her why she keeps cleaning the glass. She responds, “I’m just really OCD and need it clean.” Based on this information, could she be diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

One cannot feel both positive and negative affect at the same time.

Which process collects sensory information from the outside world through the five senses?

A researcher is interested in the average amount of time people drink from the campus water fountain, so they sit nearby and keep count. Which research method is the investigator using?

Sadie’s mother is very affectionate and supportive, but rarely sets rules or follows through with consequences for misbehavior. Which parenting style best describes Sadie’s mother?

Which nervous system helps to prepare the body to respond to perceived threats or stressful situations? (think: fight or flight)

Prior to class, Stevie reviewed her study guide which covered chapters 1, 2, and 3, in that order. After getting her completed test back, she noticed she got all of the questions right from chapter 3. Which phenomenon best explains this?

Which one of the following pairs cannot be mixed together to form a buffer solution?  

Calculate the pH of a solution prepared by dissolving 0.150 mol of benzoic acid (C7H5COOH) and 0.300 mol of sodium benzoate (C7H5COONa)  in water sufficient to yield 1.00 L of solution. The Ka of benzoic acid is 6.30 × 10-5  

The Ka of hypochlorous acid (HClO) is  3.00 ×10 -8  What is the pH at 25.0 °C of an aqueous solution that is 0.0200 in