The minimum intensity of physical stimulation required to produce any sensations at all in a person is the ____________
a. absolute threshold
b. difference threshold
c. minimum threshold
d. noticeable threshold
Answer a % correct 70 a= 70 b= 16 c= 8 d= 7 r = .32
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Critics might argue that the diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder are too _____, resulting in too many _____.
A) conservative; misses B) liberal; misses C) conservative; false alarms D) liberal; false alarms
Fechner attempted to quantify the variables that determine the extent to which a work of art is appealing. In so doing, he created the field of:
a. psychophysics. b. experimental aesthetics. c. phrenological art. d. art psychology.
Alarmed that 10% of the student body tested positive for drugs, the school starts a campaign, describing the problem as an epidemic that is taking over the school. Six months later, 40% of the student body test positive for drugs. What happened?
A. Due to the power of obedience, many students felt they had to try drugs. B. Mass psychogenic illness made drug use compulsory behavior. C. The small group of drug users felt compelled to exerted social influence to pressure other students. D. The need for conformity caused more students to fit in to what they thought was the norm.
Cognitive therapy tends to focus on __________ whereas behavior therapy focuses on __________
a. cognitive distortions; problematic behaviors b. flooding; challenging beliefs c. the conscious; the unconscious d. the unconscious; the conscious