Psyc 1504 |191 Questions| With Correct Answers.

Marco turns the lights on and off 20 times before going to bed. He believes that if he does not do this, something bad will happen to his family. This is an example of which disorder? a. Generalized anxiety disorder b. Obsessive Compulsive disorder c. Thought dysmorphic disorder d. Behavior adjustment disorder e. None of the above {Ans: b. Obsessive Compulsive disorder}An experimenter conducts a study that seeks to measure differences in responding (answering a questionnaire at the end of the session) after subjects watch a comedy or horror movie. In this study, which variable is considered the "independent variable"? a. The questionnaire at the end of the session b. The movie (comedy or horror) c. The age and gender of the participant d. The location in which the study takes place e. The individual conducting the experiment. {Ans: b. The movie (comedy or horror)}"Karma," the idea that people get what they deserve is also named: a. Karma hypothesis b. Just-world hypothesis c. Fairness hypothesis d. World-view hypothesis e. None of the above {Ans: b. Just-world hypothesis}The peripheral nervous system has two major subdivisions: the __________ nervous system and the __________ nervous system. a. Sympathetic and parasympathetic