Classical conditioning has been useful in the field of abnormal psychology primarily by ____
a. explaining the acquisition of phobias and other human behaviors
b. emphasizing the voluntary nature of mosthuman behavior
c. exploring how abnormal behavior is learned through observation
d. demonstrating the importance of the consequences of behavior
A
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a. parasympathetic nervous system. b. somatic nervous system. c. sympathetic nervous system. d. cerebellum.
Emotional intelligence is best defined as
a. self-awareness of our deepest emotions b. the ability to motivate yourself to take action c. the ability to control our emotions effectively d. the ability to avoid acting in the face of destructive emotions e. the ability to recognize and manage emotions
A person's knowledge base is defined as
a. unconscious awareness of an event. b. the difference between what he or she knows and what he or she can acquire with guided participation. c. how much the person knows about a topic. d. the rate at which he or she can solve a task.
More than 90% of child custody evaluators use _____ during a typical evaluation.
A. clinical interviews with each parent B. clinical interviews with the children C. psychological testing of the parents D. A child custody evaluator typically uses all of the other response choices.