__________ is a psychological disorder characterized by unexplained physical symptoms such as blindness, fainting, or paralysis
a. Depression
b. Cathexis
c. Hysteria
d. Repression
Answer: C: Hysteria
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Models designed to explain mental functioning are constantly refined and modified to explain new results. Which of the following exemplifies this concept based on the results presented in your text?
A. Replacing the short-term memory component of the modal model with working memory B. Replacing the sensory memory component of the modal model with the episodic buffer C. Replacing the short-term memory component of the modal model with iconic memory D. Replacing the sensory memory component of the modal model with working memory
Disguised dream symbols are to psychodynamic dream theory as sensory and motor messages are to
a. Ernest Hartmann's theory of dreams. b. the activation-synthesis hypothesis. c. Fritz Perls' methods of dream interpretation. d. the neurocognitive dream theory.
Memory is ____ in that we often use our expectations to fill in the missing details of our memories
a. ?emotional b. ?accurate c. ?reconstructive d. ?constructive
Researchers who want to find the best explanation for the cause of a phenomenon when they have several rival hypotheses should
A. describe the correlation among the variables involved. B. conduct controlled research using experimental methods. C. conduct research in the real world instead of in a laboratory. D. continue observing the phenomenon of interest until the best explanation becomes clear.