Researchers in San Antonio, Texas, asked older people if they were hopeful about the future
Those who answered
"No" died at elevated rates, which illustrates the devastating effects of
a. sublimation.
b. approach-avoidance conflict.
c. learned helplessness.
d. reaction formation.
ANSWER: c
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According to your textbook, the claimed benefits of large-group awareness training and sensitivity and encounter groups may be due to
a. the therapeutic alliance. b. the therapy placebo effect. c. vicarious conditioning. d. the mirror effect.
Which of the following pieces of evidence does not suggest that theory of mind is an innate, modular form of knowledge that becomes more elaborate with maturation?
a. Children from cultures around the world show similar developmental timelines in their understandings of mental states. b. Sharing conversations with a caregiver predicts the understanding of others' minds. c. Performance on the false belief task shows consistent developmental trends. d. Children who give accurate answers on the false belief test show corresponding changes in neuroactivity.
After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He appears to be suffering from __________
a) paraphilia. b) schizophrenia. c) a somatoform disorder. d) a dissociative disorder.
The term lock and key is a means to provide a visual explanation of which neuron function?
A. degradation of neurochemicals by enzymes B. activation of the nerve impulse C. reuptake of neurochemicals D. action of neurochemicals on receptor sites