Mathilda has been suffering from the symptoms of schizophrenia for some time. She tends to have difficulty communicate with others and demonstrates inappropriate emotions on a frequent basis Her schizophrenia is probably best categorized as the __________ subtype.
a. catatonic
b. undifferentiated
c. disorganized
d. residual
Answer: C
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A researcher is conducting an experiment on the effect of alcohol consumption on reaction time; half of the subjects drink alcoholic drinks, and half drink nonalcoholic versions of the same drinks. The subjects receiving the nonalcoholic drinks are the ____ group and are used in the study to minimize the influence of ____
a. experimental; sampling bias b. experimental; the placebo effect c. control; sampling bias d. control; the placebo effect
In trying to determine if the Type A/Type B classifications are reliable and valid as predictors of heart disease, it becomes apparent that a. not every individual shows distinctively Type A or Type B characteristics
b. women are usually Type A and men are usually Type B. c. interviews to assess people's personality characteristics are more reliable than questionnaires. d. medical tests are the only valid predictors of heart disease.
Freud's theory stressed that "neurosis" and "hysteria" were caused by repressed memories, motives and conflicts with these hidden forces remaining active in the personality and causing people to develop
a. learned helplessness. b. rigid ego defenses and compulsive, self-defeating behavior. c. incongruence between the real self and the ideal self. d. a loss of meaning in their lives so their self-awareness becomes disjointed.
Hand preference
a. is apparent at birth. b. first becomes apparent at about 6 months of age. c. usually emerges sometime after the first birthday. d. does not become apparent until a child enters school.