A cognitive bias that involves making a sweeping judgment about the self on the basis of a single event is known as:
a) Selective abstraction
b) Amplification
c) Catastrophization
d) Overgeneralization
d
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Which of the following statements about nightmares is NOT true?
A. They occur in REM sleep. B. They are emotionally disturbing or frightening. C. They are sometimes a symptom of psychiatric problems. D. It is difficult to wake someone during a nightmare.
Aggressive behaviors __________.
A. include actual attacks against another organism B. are often associated with child birth C. are limited to verbal actual attacks D. exclude those involved in self-defense
A child who is born blind will
a. never learn how to smile. b. have to be told how to move the facial features to elicit a smile. c. learn to smile on a similar trajectory as sighted children. d. smile as sighted children do, but will have to be taught how to facially express sadness. e. smile at birth.
Cindy's therapist uses the technique of distraction to help her deal with anxiety and asks her to count to 200 by 13s when she feels herself becoming anxious. From this scenario, it can be inferred that Cindy's therapist practices
A. psychodynamic therapy. B. cognitive therapy. C. behavioral therapy. D. humanistic therapy.