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What causes the psychoactive effects of marijuana? 

As adults age, the walls of their arterioles become less elastic, increasing resistance and decreasing compliance. How does this affect the blood pressure?

What common factor can lead to inaccurate poll results?

Misty is a smoker that has repeatedly tried to quit smoking but always fails. She is frustrated and believes that nothing she does will help, and therefore she stops trying altogether. What is occurring with Misty?

Part of elaborative rehearsal is the self-reference effect which helps to explain connections with how we learn material. If you learned a list of words underwater, where could you best recall those words?

What is an example of a covert political message in media?

. What is an agent of political socialization?

Keon is seeing a therapist who has a primary goal of self-actualization for his client. The therapist uses client-centered therapy during their sessions. Which perspective within psychology is the therapist using?

It is around lunch, and you are listening to music on the radio. You decide that you would like Taco Bell. After you start to drive to Taco Bell, you realize that earlier you had heard an advertisement for Taco Bell. What might explain your behavior of going to get food at Taco Bell? 

Your friend has been having a hard time getting to sleep at night. He states that he lies in bed for hours. On some days he gets out of bed at 10 am and other days he is still in bed after 1 pm. What would be the first guideline that should be followed to help your friend sleep?