After years of studying the harmfulness of marijuana, scientists have concluded that frequent marijuana use can cause all of the following EXCEPT
a. a decrease in the brain's ability to cope with pain and stress.
b. some loss of coordination, concentration, and memory function.
c. an increased risk of prostate and cervical cancer.
d. a higher risk of developing psychosis.
ANSWER: a
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Heuristics very often lead to correct conclusions, but they
(a) sometimes lead us to ignore relevant information (b) too often lead us to pay attention to all 4 cells of the 2 x 2 table (c) too often lead us to pay attention to the observed effect when the cause is not present, which leads to erroneous inferences of the lack of a causal relationship (d) too often lead us to pay attention to the absence of the effect of interest when the cause is present, which leads to erroneous inferences of the absence of a causal relationship
Jessie is a psychologist who specializes in how a person's
biological processes, brain, and nervous system are related to behavior. Jessie would be referred to as a a. neurogenic psychologist. b. biopsychologist. c. physiological behaviorist. d. cranial behaviorist.