The intensity at which the presence of a stimulus can be detected 50 percent of the time is called the ______
a. absolute threshold c. difference threshold
b. just noticeable difference d. psychophysical threshold
A
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In couples therapy, treatment strategies target changes in:
A) both parties. B) the party causing the relationship conflict. C) the party with a diagnosed psychological disorder. D) the party suffering distress from the relationship.
What is similar about the genetically deficient and culturally deficient perspectives?
A. Both place higher value on certain characteristics that belong to dominant groups. B. Both allow for the improvement of those who are considered deficient. C. Both are focused on the environmental factors that create differences between people. D. Both used unbiased empirical methods to demonstrate their merits.
When asked to recall a list of 10 items, 4-year-old Chase ______.
A. is unlikely to use memory strategies B. will rely on scripting to remember the items C. will recall 7 or 8 items D. will rely on his episodic memory
Suppose that in a restaurant, a waiter grows impatient with a customer, rolls his eyes, taps his pencil impatiently on his order book, and finally snaps, "I haven't got all day, you know."
Compare and contrast how a personality psychologist and a social psychologist would attempt to explain such behavior. What will be an ideal response?