A man sees someone using a phone booth and believes that the caller is reporting on the man's every move. The man would be diagnosed as having what type of schizophrenia?
A. melancholic
B. paranoid
C. disorganized
D. catatonic
Answer: B
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a. unconditioned stimulus. b. neutral stimulus. c. unconditioned response. d. neutral response.
Results of research showing that auditory hallucinations are localized in the expressive speech area of the brain suggest that a. these hallucinations are produced by the auditory nerve in the ear as well as the speech area of the brain. b. people who are hallucinating think the voices of other people are actually their own
c. a person who is hallucinating is actually listening to his/her own thoughts. d. these hallucinations are related to the disorganized speech that occurs in schizophrenia.
If you believe that behavior is strongly influenced by personality traits or lasting personal dispositions, whether biological or learned, then you would most likely agree with which statement?
a. Almost anyone would be polite at a wedding reception; it doesn't matter what kind of personality the person has. b. I believe that immediate circumstances usually determine how people act at any given time. c. The reason people in some professions, such as teachers, lawyers, or doctors, seem so much alike is because their work requires that they act in particular ways. d. My friends' actions are fairly consistent from day to day and in different situations.
Jean Piaget proposed that a person's cognitive abilities are organized into coherent mental structures. Which of the following best describes his approach?
a. psychosocial approach b. cognitive-developmental approach c. psychosexual approach d. neurobiological approach