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Janice wants to overcome her fear of snakes. One therapist says she should get over it all at once, and he suggests visiting a pet store and holding a live snake until she no longer feels anxious. A second therapist suggests that she visualize a variety of increasingly scary snakes while trying to remain relaxed. To treat Janice’s phobia, the first therapist is suggesting ________, whereas the second therapist is proposing ________.

You are studying for your exam when the electricity goes out. In order to have enough light to read your textbook, you put your cell phone in front of the page and use the light from the screen to read the book. You are able to successfully study for your exam because you avoid

In Milgram’s shock experiments, the maximum level of shock was administered by about ________ percent of the participants.

After cautiously walking home and arriving safely from her late-night class, Selma notices her heart rate slows, as does her breathing. This automatic return to a normal state is due to the activity of the:

The Flynn Effect refers to the fact that:

Ted, the president of a multimillion dollar corporation, stated that he did not feel bad at all for firing thousands of workers in order to make more money. “Why should I feel bad for them when I just made millions of dollars by getting rid of their jobs?” Not only at work but in his personal life, too, Ted seems unconcerned with the effects of his behavior on others. If Ted had been born into a poor and violent neighborhood, he would likely be in prison. Ted could probably be diagnosed with:

In determining whether a behavior is abnormal, which of the following questions is NOT an important criterion?

Mark describes himself as a traditional person. He doesn’t spend any time daydreaming and has no interest in travelling to faraway places or trying new foods. Instead he enjoys completing familiar tasks and having a structured daily routine. If Mark is measured on the five factors of the Big 5, he will probably score very low in:

A woman and a man with equal math GRE scores were told that the test they were about to take would directly measure their mathematical ability. You could predict that the woman would do ____________ on the test than the man, due to ____________.

During which state are dreams most likely to be reported?