Medical and psychology students have a predictable tendency to notice in themselves the symptoms of each dreaded disease or psychopathology they study. This is known as
a. the "medical student's disease.".
b. "ghost sickness.".
c. "running amok.".
d. pseudo-neurosis.
A
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Fischer adopted Vygotsky's idea of _____ to explain how cognitive development progresses
a. private speech b. zone of proximal development c. egocentrism d. postformal thought
Jason has a strong tendency to be fearful and overreact to minor physical changes within his body. This problem may be classified as
a. maximus reactionus. b. catastrophizing. c. anxiety sensitivity. d. anxious ambivalence.
Regarding observational learning studies, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Children tend to blindly imitate adult role models. b. Observational learning only prepares a person to duplicate a response. c. Actual imitation depends on whether the model was rewarded or punished for what was done. d. Children tend to imitate what their parents do, and not what they say.
At her high school dance, Rhonda perceives her fellow students as small groups of people talking to one another rather than as a large mass of people filling the gym. This situation is similar to what principle of perceptual organization?
a. figure and ground c. continuity b. proximity d. simplicity