For cancer patients, psychosocial treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy:
A) have little effect on either coping or survival.
B) improve coping, but not survival rate.
C) improve survival rate, but not coping.
D) improve both coping and survival rate.
B
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To test whether hypnotized subjects might do anything they would ordinarily refuse to do, a researcher asked hypnotized people to pick up a venomous snake and to do other dangerous acts. Why were the results difficult to interpret?
a. Although they did the dangerous acts, so did many people who were not hypnotized. b. Although they did the dangerous acts, most of these participants were mental patients. c. Although they refused to do the dangerous acts, they were not deeply hypnotized. d. Although they refused to do the dangerous acts, the hypnotist was not trying very hard.
Familiarity and repeated exposure can sometimes make bad things worse. What does this idea best illustrate?
a. bad apple effect b. social allergy effect c. overexposure effect d. propinquity effect
During the preschool years, there is a shift in altruism from
a. close associates to abstract patriotism about the nation. b. other humans to egocentric self-directed concerns. c. pretend play to real acts of helpfulness toward others. d. other humans to helpfulness toward pets.
In the case of Richard, the patient with OCD described in the textbook, he was compelled to take very small steps as he walked and to look back repeatedly. As with other types of checking compulsions, Richard was trying to
A. restore a sense of safety and control. B. reduce the possibility of contamination. C. ward off an imagined disaster. D. make sure he didn't make a mistake.