While reading her psychology textbook, River comes across words that she has never seen
before, such as exacerbate and reserpine. She notices that on these sorts of unfamiliar
words she must stop and try to pronounce the words several times.
For unfamiliar words,
River is using the method of reading known as __________ reading.
a. limited fixation
b. phonetic
c. whole-word
d. partial-word
e. functional
b. phonetic
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For many individuals, understanding the placement of fractions on a mental number line is not complete even at the end of __________.
A. elementary school B. preschool C. high school D. middle school
Systematic desensitization is described as
a. a guided reduction in fear, anxiety, or aversion attained by gradually approaching a feared stimulus while maintaining relaxation. b. the removal of the individual from a situation in which reinforcement occurs. c. the process of rephrasing or repeating thoughts and feelings expressed by clients so they can become aware of what they are saying. d. the technique of having a client say anything that comes to mind, regardless of how embarrassing or unimportant it may seem.
Anatomical differences in brain structures appear to be the cause of many anxiety disorders
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Clarissa has two friends who got married two years ago but they are now getting divorced. Clarissa says she knew the marriage wouldn’t last. Clarissa’s belief is an example of __________
a. false consensus effect b. overestimation c. hindsight bias d. telling the truth