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Marcia wants to sell lots of wrapping paper for her school’s annual fundraiser. She usually starts by convincing customers to order a single roll of wrapping paper. Once they agree to buy, she encourages them to order the 20-piece collection of wrapping paper instead. Marcia is utilizing the ____________ technique to increase sales.

Even though Sally found it amusing that the professor tripped in front of the class, she did not smile or laugh. Laughter would have been inappropriate, because it would be in violation of (the) _________________.

Trevor has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. If researchers scan his brain using an MRI machine, it is likely that they will see ______________.

When Sam sees a number, he sees each as a unique color. Less frequently, he also hears different musical notes for different numbers. Sam’s colorful and musical experiences of numbers may indicate that Sam has ___________.

The glial cells responsible for maintaining the blood-brain barrier are the?

Where does fertilization usually occur in the female reproductive system?

Jung is interested in studying depression. She uses the number of potato chips a person eats to measure depression. Jung’s use of potato chips eaten to measure depression is high in validity.

When he was in college, Gabriel spent lots of time learning new skills and keeping up with current events. Now that he is in his 40’s, he spends more time doing things he enjoys such as reading books. His change in behavior would be best explained by (the) __________.

The smallest functional unit of a muscle is the:

Dorian naturally feels excited when a friend says hello to him. Since getting a Facebook account, Dorian feels excited when he reads messages on Facebook. After a while, he feels excited when he receives an email telling him that he has a message on Facebook. Dorian has developed a conditioned response to the email notifications because they are associated with Facebook messages, the original conditioned stimulus. This is an example of ____________.