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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Angelo has mild autism spectrum disorder and participates in an applied behavioral analysis program. Each day in school, he is allowed to decide the order in which he will work on his tasks, although the day's tasks have been selected for him, and which of several possible rewards he would like when he has completed each task. This approach is most consistent with ____ theory
a. self-determination b. error management c. learned helplessness d. cognitive dissonance
The primary developer and proponent of client-centered therapy is Beck
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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
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.