Gordon has reached middle adulthood, and his friends and family have noticed that, in recent years, he has become more agreeable, open, and conscientious, while at the same time becoming less neurotic and impulsive. These changes in Gordon demonstrate the __________ principle.
A. projective
B. actualization
C. maturity
D. dynamic growth
Answer: C
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a. Questionnaire b. Unstructured clinical interview c. Structured clinical interview d. Informant ratings
Childhood amnesia and the reminiscence bump are similar in that they both are ______, but different in that ______.
a. involve decreases in remembering; they occur at different ages b. involve increases in remembering; they do not follow the same pattern for women and men c. common in most cultures; the reminiscence bump only happens to some people d. deviations from the normal rate of forgetting; they occur at different ages
Carlos had a shoe fetish which he wished to overcome. His therapist had him view slides of shoes while giving him mild electric shocks. This is an example of:
a) Aversion therapy. b) Systematic desensitization. c) Orgasmic reorientation. d) Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT).
To receive a diagnosis of intellectual disability, an individual's IQ must be
A. less than 100. B. approximately 70 or below. C. between 100 and 120. D. between 80 and 100.