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The inner workings of the human brain are at issue here.
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1 trivia quiz  Psychology 101 coolicon
Here is a quiz for those of you (and there are many) who have taken at least an introductory psychology course. Good luck.
Average 10Q
651 plays
May 29 08
Nick307 gold
2 trivia quiz  Kill Your Television coolicon
The television is ubiquitous, but far from harmless. If you aren't too glued to the boob tube, are you willing to learn about its dangers?
Average 10Q
4056 plays
Nov 16 05
crisw editor
3 trivia quiz  Psychology: The Basics icon
Do you know the basics of psychology? Test yourself with this simple quiz and find out!
Difficult 10Q
864 plays
Feb 24 08
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Some sample questions from this category:

* By conservative estimates, ______ _______ women in the U.S. are assaulted by their intimate partners every year.
* Abusers may also abuse ___________ .
* Let's look at another important issue here. Suppose you have a friend or family member who's being abused. You can help her by showing that you ______ .
* Let her speak confidentially about her situation and without ______.
* Show you care by _____________.
* Other ways to show her that you care are __________.
* A friend of a DV victim can help her by _____________.
* Signs of abuse include ______.
* More signs that one's friend is being abused are ______
* What is the most important thing that a friend of a DV victim can do for her?
* Who is commonly known as the founder of Behaviorism?
* What did B.F. Skinner use to condition his subjects to behave in a certain way?
* Which of the following methods was not proposed by Edwin Guthrie to break a habitual behavior?
* Diagnosing someone as an alcoholic in order to explain their compulsive behavior does not really explain why he or she is an alcoholic. This is an example of what?
* Which of these is not a basic assumption of behaviorism?
* Studies by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the average teenager spent 6 1/2 hours per day watching television, videos, or DVDs. How much time per day did the average teen spend reading books?
* Patti Valkenburg and Moniek Buijzen of the Amsterdam School of Communications Research conducted a study involving 2 year olds and TV. What surprising things did they find that 2 year olds could recognize easily, after seeing them on TV?
* Education professor and author Lawrence Kelemen stated, "The television industry is not in the business of selling programs to audiences. It is in the business of..."
* A study from Children?s Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, released in 2004, found that children who watched TV between the ages of 1 and 3 were at an increased risk for what malady?
* What beverage do characters drink most often on prime-time TV shows?

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