For the past several weeks, Ian's thinking races from one idea to the next, and he cannot stay focused on any one idea. He feels pressure to keep on talking, feels a decreased need for sleep, and has been arrested for harassing pedestrians on the street. Of the following, what diagnosis would Ian most likely be given?
a. bipolar disorder
b. unipolar depression
c. cyclothymic disorder
d. dysthymic disorder
a
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Which term did Jean Piaget use to describe the process in which one state is changed into another?
A. transformation B. conservation C. centration D. concrete operations
Maureen thinks that her abilities are fluid and capable of changing and developing over time. She decides to try to learn to garden. Her first year of planting is a complete failure--nearly every plant dies. She only harvests a few tomatoes. Given what you know about Maureen, what can you predict about her interest in gardening?
a. She will try again the next year and plan to learn from her mistakes. b. She will probably experience learned helplessness and lose interest in gardening. c. She will probably be risk averse and not want to garden next year. d. She will probably plant only the tomatoes because those are what she had success with this year.
The motor cortex initiates all voluntary movements and is found in:
a. the limbic system c. Broca's area b. the parietal lobe d. the frontal lobe
Abstract words activate right and left hemisphere processing equally
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.