What is the self-defeating behavior about anger described in the book?
a. The more you believe that happiness is caused by outside circumstances, the angrier you get.
b. If you get less angry, people will take advantage of you more.
c. The more you let it all hang out, the less angry you become.
d. The more a person expresses anger about not getting what they want, the less they get what they want.
D
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Imagine that you are attending a lecture by a guest speaker who describes a theory and then says, "Let's now look at the empirical evidence." Which of the following would most likely be the speaker's next sentence?
a. "Other psychologists have objected to my approach on the following theoretical grounds." b. "We conducted an experiment to test this hypothesis." c. "The theorists who belonged to the empirical school rejected the behaviorist tradition, for the following reasons." d. "By combining both the cognitive approach and the psychodynamic approach, we can devise a new theoretical approach to the problem."
For years Walter has stolen people's money in fake investment schemes. He never feels guilt and does not have respect for laws or moral values. A prison psychologist is likely to classify Walter as having:
a. schizophrenia b. dissociative disorder c. conversion disorder d. a personality disorder
Johnny is intellectual disabled and is learning to take care of his supervised apartment at the residential center, to keep his clothes clean, and to cook simple foods. The therapist will be using tokens to improve Johnny's independent living skills. Johnny will be able to exchange these tokens for trips to the bowling alley, the mall, or a movie. The therapist initially rewards Johnny for
attempting each target behavior. As the training proceeds, Johnny will be required to gradually improve his performance of these skills, such as his food preparation progressing from making sandwiches to actually cooking various foods using the microwave and stove. This gradual improvement of Johnny's independent living skills is an example of the use of a. shaping. b. reciprocal inhibition. c. classical conditioning. d. systematic desensitization.
Dr. Marcel is a researcher who studies the brain processes associated with behavior in adolescents. Which of the following conclusions is he most likely to reach about the adolescent brain?
a. Brain functioning becomes more inhibited during adolescence. b. Brain functioning becomes less connected during adolescence. c. Brain functioning becomes less effective during adolescence. d. Brain functioning becomes more specialized during adolescence.