Alpha waves are characteristic of what type of activity?
a. NREM sleep
b. nightmares
c. relaxed wakefulness
d. periods of great excitement
c
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Adrian, a graduate student, is learning to use DSM-5 and is surprised to find that there are no official subtypes of schizophrenia given, even though he remembers seeing them in previous DSM versions. Which of the following statements is true regarding th
a. The previous subtypes were strong predictors of the course of the disorder. b. Recent genetic evidence showed that the subtypes were etiologically distinct syndromes. c. Evidence has shown that the previous subtypes were not qualitatively different disorders. d. The subtypes were valid.
Kaplan and Simon's experiment presented different versions of the mutilated checkerboard problem. The main purpose of their experiment was to demonstrate that
A. people arrive at the solution to an insight problem suddenly, but proceed more methodically toward the solution of a non-insight problem. B. a person's mental set can hinder finding a solution to a problem. C. people often have to backtrack within the problem space to arrive at an answer to a problem. D. the way the problem is represented can influence the ease of problem solving.
When Sami is asked about what other people think of her, she has a very difficult time answering, because she can't seem to take her friend's perspective when looking at herself. What would Piaget call Sami's difficulty?
a. Prejudice b. Relational aggression c. Egocentrism d. Inhibition
According to your textbook, which of the following would NOT be classified as a scheduled gradual reduction technique?
a. A person delays having the first cigarette in the morning and then tries to delay a little longer each day. b. A person gradually reduces the total number of cigarettes smoked each day. c. A person quits completely, but for just one week, then quits again, a week at a time, for as many times as necessary to make it stick. d. A person who smokes heavily one day and then goes "cold turkey" the next day, alternating every other day.