To test the role-playing hypothesis of dissociative identity disorder (DID), Nicholas Spanos and colleagues conducted analogue experiments in which they asked college students to play the role of an accused murderer. What have these studies shown?
a. Role playing causes dissociative identity disorder
b. The symptoms of DID can be induced through hypnosis
c. The ease of role-taking correlates with risk for DID
d. Most individuals deny having a "hidden part," even under hypnosis
Answer: b.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Javier has just gotten a job with a new company, where he will the Assistant Chief Information Officer (CIO). He is terribly excited about this opportunity and he cannot wait to get started. After two weeks, his wife notices that he isn't as excited and has already started talking about how he wants to be the CIO! Javier's adjustment of his standard for what makes him happy is called ____
adaptation. a. situational b. hedonic c. character logical d. dispositional
The social security number 999-61-4374 may be best remembered as:
A. a single echoic sensation B. three meaningful chunks of information C. an episodic experience D. an iconic image in sensory memory
The technique of skipping questions and marking them for answering later may be
a. equally useful for computerized tests. b. even more effective for computerized tests. c. possible, but not effective for computerized tests. d. impossible on a computerized test.