What is the method of research that involves extensive, in-depth interviews with a particular individual or small group of individuals?
a) experimentation
b) case study
c) natural observation
d) ethnography
b
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Consider an adult whose pattern of personality traits is quite inflexible and has been stable since adolescence. The person's behavior does not reflect another disorder and causes neither subjective distress nor impairments in social functioning. Can the person be diagnosed with a personality disorder?
a. Yes, the pattern of traits must simply begin in adolescence. b. No, there must be an impairment in the capacity for effective functioning. c. No, the personality pattern must reflect another disorder. d. Yes, the pattern of traits must simply be inflexible and stable.
According to your textbook, the McGurk effect
a. demonstrates that visual information can influence our speech perception. b. is similar to an illusory contour, except that it occurs during speech perception. c. illustrates that we often think we hear a boundary between words, even when the words are run together. d. shows that phonemes are not pronounced in a consistent fashion.
Which best describes the impact of myelin on a neuron? a. It increases the number of dendrites it produces. b. It helps speed neural transmission
c. It prevents synaptic pruning. d. It enhances action in the terminal buttons.
People who are prone to depression are more likely to explain negative events using which of the following attribution types?
a. external b. stable c. specific d. all of these choices