A __________ takes several X-rays to reveal deformities in shape and structure that are connected with blood clots, tumors, and other health problems.

A) magnetoencephalography scan
B) computerized axial tomography scan
C) complete blood count test
D) radio frequency identification system

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A) Media do not affect what people think.
B) Media can only affect what uneducated people think.
C) Media do affect the content of people's thoughts.
D) Media influence what and how people think about current issues.

Skinner developed a procedure to guide a rat's actions toward a desired behavior.The procedure is known as

A) shaping.
B) spontaneous recovery.
C) secondary reinforcement.
D) variable-interval scheduling.

Merskey has argued that dissociative identity disorder is created by the power of suggestion.

Understanding personality psychology produces the benefit of being able to __________.

A) change one's core personality dimensions into an entirely different set of traits
B) understand the findings in all other hub fields related to personality psychology
C) understand one's own personality and the personality of friends and family members
D) eliminate undesirable traits from your own personality structure

People who lost their jobs show ____ in neuroticism and ____ in conscientiousness and extraversion.

A) increases/decreases
B) declines/increases
C) no differences/decreases
D) These people show equal amounts of all three traits.