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Josh is prescribed a psychoactive drug to treat his anxiety. Josh’s medication decreases his anxiety by mimicking naturally occurring _________ in his brain.

Kevin is a Latino American student taking a test. When he is asked to list his race at the beginning of the test, he comes more anxious and does more poorly on the test than he would have if he had not been asked to list his race because he knows that on average Latino Americans perform more poorly on tests of academic achievement than do other racial groups. This is an example of (the) ________.

Caroline attends a Head Start preschool educational program when she is three years old. The benefits attained from educational programs like this one

Which of the following is true regarding groups and group membership?

Perry, a psychologist, found an interesting correlation between people’s physical health and how many friends they have. However, he suspects that happiness, which he did not measure, could contribute both to better health and to having a higher number of friends. This is an example of (a/an) ______________.

While playing peek-a-boo, baby Jacob becomes upset when his mother hides her face behind a blanket. Apparently Jacob thinks that he cannot see his mother, his mother has disappeared. According to Piaget, this is because Jacob is in the ___________ stage of cognitive development.

Sometimes the idea of taking a drug is enough to make you feel better. To ensure a drug’s ability to relieve depression is due to the drug itself and not an individual’s expectations about the drug, Dr. Baird uses (a/the) ___________________.

Dr. Zen is interested in answering research questions regarding why certain treatments work. Currently, he is evaluating what aspect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) makes the treatment effective. He assigns some participants to receive full CBT, and others to a control group with no treatment. After analyzing his results, Dr. Zen is able to conclude that the cognitive and behavioral components contribute to the efficacy of CBT. Dr. Zen has conducted (a/an) ______________

Kaitlin notices that every day she feels sleepy, hungry, or alert at the same time as the day before. Her hormone levels and body temperature also fluctuate regularly throughout the day. The pattern of regular changes over 24 hour periods is called (the) ____________

Marcus is conducting an experiment about the effects of music on studying abilities. His sample includes mostly young adult females enrolled in honors classes at OSU. His experiment is high in external validity.