Last month Pam was giddy, impulsive, and talkative; this month she is sad, silent, and almost motionless. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a) bipolar disorder
b) anxiety disorder
c) severe depression
d) somatoform disorder
A
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The approach that contends psychology must study internal mental events in order to fully understand behavior is
a. behaviorism. b. cognitive psychology. c. evolutionary psychology. d. humanism.
Which individual would be described as a pseudohermaphrodite?
a) Alice, who is sexually attracted to men and women b) Agnes, who worships the Greek gods Hermes and Aphrodite c) Bill, whose chromosomal makeup is XY but believes he has the wrong body d) Kelly, who has external genitalia that do not match the chromosomal makeup
A classic experiment conducted by Lewin et al (1939) demonstrated that children guided by autocratic leaders
A) spent more time on task when supervised, but then decreased their efforts when their leaders were absent. B) spent less time on task when supervised, but then increased their efforts when their leaders were absent. C) spent the same amount of effort when leaders were absent as when they were present. D) worked harder than children guided by democratic leaders regardless of whether the leader was present.
Generalizing from the text, an important characteristic of young children who are popular with their peers is their
A. ability to control the expression of anger. B. possession of more toys and other material goods than less popular children. C. tendency to report the misdeeds of others to an adult. D. tendency to stay on the sidelines and watch other children socialize.