Which drug belongs in the sedative category?

Brandy tells her therapist that she hasn't been enjoying life lately. She says that for the past couple of months, she hasn't felt like doing the things she used to love to do. She has also lost a lot of weight and sleeps much more than usual, but still she feels tired all the time. She says she can't concentrate on anything. However, she denies feeling sad. Brandy's most likely diagnosis is __________.

A. dysthymic disorder B. bipolar II disorder C. major depressive disorder D. no disorder

Pretest sensitization occurs when

a. pilot testing identifies a problem with the independent variable b. participants refuse to participate after the pretest c. pretesting heightens experimenter expectancies d. completing a pretest changes how participants respond to the independent variable e. participants are not randomly assigned to experimental conditions