Dr. Vannucci says, "Some individuals have high social anxiety and interpret others' actions more negatively than other individuals; they overestimate the chances of unpleasant things happening generally. This is the background for developing a phobia.". Dr. Vannucci probably supports which perspective on phobias?
a. classical conditioning
b. cognitive-behavioral
c. operant conditioning
d. biological
b
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a. true b. false
Which of the following statements is true of the gate-control theory of pain?
A. It states that people are equally susceptible to pain, and pain is determined solely by nonbiological factors. B. It is unsupported by research and is widely disputed. C. It states that particular nerve receptors in the spinal cord lead to specific areas of the brain related to pain. D. It was first proposed by Ewald Hering.
According to Piaget, when children first mentally represent the world, they
A) exhibit thinking that is unlimited and flexible. B) are adept at forming mental representations of actions that obey logical rules. C) assume that others perceive, think, and feel the same way they do. D) are especially adept at distinguishing other people's symbolic viewpoints from their own.
The five reactions Kübler-Ross observed are best viewed as __________
A) a fixed sequence B) universal stages C) maladaptive, emotion-centered coping D) coping strategies that anyone may call on in the face of threat