Electroconvulsive (ECT) therapy is used today primarily to alleviate ____________
A) anxiety
B) problem behaviors
C) epilepsy
D) severe depression
Answer: D
Rationale: ECT has gone from being viewed as a torturous "shock treatment" to a relatively normal and safe procedure, although it is still reserved for the most severe cases of disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.
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a. vitamin A b. folic acid c. omega 3 fatty acids d. teratogens
Children will be most likely to show high achievement motivation and attempt to accomplish a task if:
a. they have a history of failing at the task, driving up their need to achieve b. their parents show they value the task c. they are never rewarded for their effort d. they are working at the lowest levels of Maslow's hierarchy
Genetic epistemology, Piaget's academic specialty, could be defined as the study of the
a. child's social relations with others such as peers. b. inheritance of mental deficiency/disability. c. inheritance of behavioral habits. d. development of knowledge.
_____ termed general intellectual ability as _____.
A) Spearman; g B) Spearman; s C) Thurstone; s D) Thurstone; m