Which of these individuals could be described as exhibiting a referential delusion?
a) Alice who believes her food is being poisoned
b) George who believes he is an extremely important person
c) Harold who believes that newspaper headlines are about him
d) John who believes that someone is inserting thoughts in his mind
c
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Compared to others, people with a strong need for cognition tend to be ____
a. more persuaded by all arguments—both strong and weak b. less persuaded by all arguments—both strong and weak c. more persuaded by strong arguments but less persuaded by weak arguments d. less persuaded by strong arguments but more persuaded by weak arguments
Eric's father is in the military and has been away from home for over nine months without leave and has not seen his son since Eric was two months old. Eric's father comes home and is anxious to spend time with his wife and son. However, during the first few hours of his return, 11-month-old Eric cries and screams when he is alone with his father (without his mother being present). Eric is
exhibiting a. infantile amnesia. b. motherese. c. egocentrism. d. separation anxiety.
How do clinical psychologists test for a specific learning disorder?
What will be an ideal response?
Broadbent, in proposing his filter theory of attention, argued that an attentional filter lets some information through and blocks out the rest. This filter is based upon ______.
a. the meaning of the message b. a physical characteristic of the message c. the importance of the message d. the language of the message