For the past two years, Nick has experienced poor appetite, insomnia, fatigue, and several other symptoms. These symptoms have kept him from feeling happy, and yet they do not indicate a major depressive episode. When assessing Nick, what disorder is the
psychologist most likely to consider?
a. bipolar I disorder
b. dysthymia
c. cyclothymia
d. seasonal affective disorder
Answer: b.
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Within Walter Mischel’s CAPS theory, the interpretations we give to information we get from the world are called _______.
a. affects b. beliefs c. encodings d. values
In a laboratory setting, the psychologist is more concerned that the ______ are the same and less concerned that the physical situation is the same
a. experimenters b. underlying processes c. participants d. independent variables
Office politics can be impossible to avoid but troublesome; therefore, you should use ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Marcus agrees to participate in a study regarding stress and concentration on problem-solving tasks. Researchers plan to induce mild stress by asking participants to count backwards from 100 by 3s. After researchers explain the task to Marcus, he begins to feel uncomfortable about being involved in the study. What ethical guideline should Marcus remember?
A.None of above
B.Limited deception
C.Informed Consent
D.Debriefing
E.Confidentiality