Sam is an alcoholic who is currently in a treatment program. His therapist tells him about people who experience the abstinence-violation effect
In explaining this effect to Sam, what will the therapist say such people see as the cause of a drinking relapse?
a) fate or luck
b) conflict and guilt
c) situational factors
d) peer pressure and competitive instincts
b
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If Max Wertheimer's gravestone had an epitaph written on it, which of the following would be most appropriate given his contributions to psychology?
A. "The function of life is to adapt to the environment." B. "He took a dozen healthy infants and made them great. What a guy!" C. "His life was more than the sum of its parts." D. "Even he had unresolved childhood conflicts!"
Which of the following causes FAS?
A. alcohol B. caffeine C. cocaine D. heroin
_______________ are psychologists who specialize in measuring traits like personality and intelligence
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The levels of processing theory of memory has been criticized as being untestable because a. there is no independent way of measuring depth of processing except for performance on a memory test
b. the results of the experiments using college students have not generalized to subjects of different ages. c. the effect of depth of processing on memory is very weak. d. depth of processing can be measured only using incidental learning.