As Carol and Ken are leaving for a trip, Carol repeatedly asks Ken, "Did we turn off the coffee pot?" For their entire trip, Carol worries about the coffee pot. Carol's doubt about turning off the coffee pot is a(n)

a. obsession.
b. compulsion.
c. both an obsession and a compulsion.
d. neither an obsession nor a compulsion.
e. neurosis.

a. obsession.

Psychology

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During periods of arousal or alertness, EEG recordings of the brain's electrical activity

generally show __________ activity. a. alpha b. beta c. theta d. delta e. gamma

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