Which of the following is not a point of emphasis for psychodynamic theories of personality?
a. The role of unconscious motives
b. The importance of early social relationships
c. Learning how to cope with and regulate emotion
d. Using trait descriptions to describe personality
Answer: D
Rationale: They focus on how personality arises through complex interactions involving conscious and unconscious processes that occur from early development on through adulthood.
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a. defining eating disorders. b. assessment of eating disorders. c. legal issues regarding institutionalization. d. friendship circles and support groups.
Psychology is best defined as the
a. empirical study of the human personality. b. study of individual differences in the group behavior of humans and animals. c. scientific study of overt behavior and mental processes. d. scientific study of the relationship between mind and body.
According to Sternberg, the ability to judge, evaluate, compare, and contrast is which form of intelligence?
A. creative B. academic C. practical D. analytical
Long-term potentiation (LTP) refers to:
A. deactivation of cells in the hippocampus following electrical stimulation. B. potential stimulation waiting to be released in the CA3 pathway. C. a long-term increase in the magnitude of excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) in postsynaptic neurons. D. an increase in the release of dopamine in response to stimulation of memory circuits in the brain.