According to the text, what is the status of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) today?
a) it is preferred over drug therapy
b) it is a highly effective treatment for major depression
c) it is a moderately effective treatment for schizophrenics who do not respond to drug therapy
d) it is seen as barbaric and dangerous
b
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What did Calhoun mean by "the behavioral sink?"
A. The shape of the experimental setting was like that of a sink (round with slanted walls), forcing rats to associate more than they normally would in the middle. B. The degree of abnormal behavior among the high-density rats was so extreme that it seemed like a sinkhole or pit of ever-degenerating behavior C. The rats in the high-density group failed to carry out their usual cleaning and hygiene behaviors. D. The rats' behaviors represented a new low in the treatment of animal research subjects.
What easily enacted strategy can middle-aged people use to improve their memory functioning?
A. Change routines often to exercise one's sensory processes. B. Create elaborate rituals and routines that are unique to the individual. C. Pay greater attention to material when it is first encountered. D. Write everything down, no matter how inconsequential t may seem.
Which of the following is true of Carl Jung?
A. He remained devoted to Freud until his death. B. His theory influenced current psychology more than art, literature, and philosophy. C. He believed that penis envy was passed on at birth to people of all cultural backgrounds. D. His theory was based on his conception of the collective unconscious.
In order to increase interest and motivation, a computer math game has been designed that allows students to compete in a speedboat race rather than just completing a series of subtraction problems. The faster correct answers are selected, the faster the student's boat speeds toward the finish line. This math game would be an example of
a. computer-assisted instruction. b. a type of serious game. c. programmed instruction. d. all of these.