Regarding the goals of therapy, the goal of traditional psychoanalysis was to
a. gain better self-knowledge, while client-centered therapy sought to help people to use their potentials fully.
b. cure the patient, while client-centered therapy sought to reduce symptoms.
c. change thinking patterns, while client-centered therapy sought to change observable behavior.
d. change observable behavior, while client-centered therapy sought to change thinking patterns.
A
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a. Correct: these two terms describe the same condition. b. Incorrect: people with conduct disorders do not usually break the law. c. Incorrect: conduct disorder is diagnosed in children, not adolescents. d. Incorrect: juvenile delinquency is a legal classification, not a psychological diagnosis.
The value of t is positive when _____
a. subject variance is greater than treatment variance b. the mean of the treatment group is greater than the mean of the control group c. subject variance is less than treatment variance d. the mean of the treatment group is less than the mean of the control group
The Yerkes-Dodson law states ______
a. that intrinsic motivation is more powerful than intrinsic motivation b. extrinsic motivation is more powerful than intrinsic motivation c. organisms seek to reduce arousal and maintain homeostasis d. there is an optimal level of arousal for best performance of any task
The term for the average performance of a large sample of children of a given age is the
a. normal. c. average. b. bell curve. d. norm.