Some researchers examining the cause of anxiety disorders
have found that those with these conditions tend to evaluate ambiguous situations in a negative light. This research has focused on presenting _____ to those suffering from an anxiety disorder—such as "bury" and "berry" or "sword" and "soared"—to see how that individual interprets the word. Those with high levels of anxiety interpret these pairs in the more threatening manner.
A) morphemes
B) homophones
C) antonyms
D) syntactic dyads
Answer: B
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Members of certain minority groups may have low academic achievement because __________.
A. they perceive that school success is relatively unimportant to future workplace success because discrimination will hamper advancement B. they are at a genetic disadvantage compared to members of other groups C. they lack the social, interpersonal, and communication skills to fully benefit from a formal education D. they have a greater number of parents who themselves never succeeded within the educational environment
In operant conditioning, shaping involves:
a. positively reinforcing desired responses and negatively reinforcing undesired responses b. demonstrating a response and then reinforcing the behavior when it occurs c. reinforcing successive approximations to the desired behavior d. switching to classical conditioning once a behavior is established
According to Freud, individuals' lifelong patterns of behavior are determined by:
how they were punished and reinforced for particular behaviors. their attitudes, beliefs, and assumptions. how they experience and resolve psychosexual conflicts. the behaviors modeled by their parents.
Patrick is picking up a foreign exchange student from France at the airport. Before he goes in, he quickly looks at a photo of the student so he can recognize him, and looks up how to say "Hello. Welcome to America," in French
As Patrick scans the crowd for the student, he repeats the French phrase in his head. Using the working memory framework, describe what each of the four components are likely doing as Patrick waits. What will be an ideal response?