Norm rarely understands puns, and he struggles to understand figurative or metaphoric language. More than one friend has suggested that he sometimes says rude or inappropriate things in social situations. Norm has difficulty with the __________ aspect of language, an aspect that may be processed in the brain's __________ hemisphere.

A. pragmatic; left
B. pragmatic; right
C. semantic; left
D. semantic; right


Answer: B

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a. self-determination b. error management c. learned helplessness d. cognitive dissonance

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The primary developer and proponent of client-centered therapy is Beck

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Virtual reality technology is most likely to be used with which technique of therapy?

a. ?token economy b. ?free association c. ?transference d. ?systematic desensitization

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How were items selected for inclusion in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)?

a) They were answered positively by normal people. b) They were answered differently by normal and disordered individuals. c) They were answered positively by people with psychological disorders. d) They had a theoretical relationship to a particular psychological disorder.

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