Dr. Faulkner believes that directly observable events—stimuli and responses—are the appropriate focus of the study of child development. Which of the following perspectives of child development does Dr. Faulkner probably follow?
A) psychosexual theory
B) psychosocial theory
C) behaviorism
D) cognitive-developmental theory
Answer: C
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Which sequence correctly orders the stages of the general adaptation syndrome, from first to last?
A. alarm ? exhaustion ? resistance B. alarm ? resistance ? exhaustion C. resistance ? alarm ? exhaustion D. resistance ? exhaustion ? alarm
People with often prefer to be around people of the opposite gender, act like them, and insist others treat them as someone of the opposite gender. They are often uncomfortable with their own gender, believing they were born as the wrong gender
a. transsexual identity disorder b. sexual dysphoric disorder c. mixed gender identity d. gender dysphoria
Which of the following best describes human memory?
A) Memory is like a video camera recording an entire experience. B) Memories are reconstructed based on a combination of schemas and specific details. C) Memories for events are a jumble of unrelated details and facts, with no system of organization. D) Memories generally consist of nothing but false beliefs and misinformation.
Ramon is a psychotherapist whose therapeutic orientation follows that of Maslow and Rogers
He readily has an explanation for why his depressed and anxious clients improve with treatment ("They have removed the conditions inhibiting a sense of worth from their lives") as well as why some of his patients fail to improve with treatment ("Important people in his/her life continue to thwart the development of self-actualization"). A critical thinker would recognize that Ramon's approach A) cannot be falsified. B) fails to rule out rival hypotheses. C) lacks extraordinary evidence for his extraordinary claims. D) reflects his own personal biases and therefore cannot be trusted.