Alexis is socially withdrawn and has few close friends. This behavior is most likely to be diagnosed as a symptom of psychological disorder if it is
A. also noticeable in other members of her family.
B. preventing her from functioning effectively.
C. not caused by a biological disorder.
D. difficult for her to change.
Ans: B. preventing her from functioning effectively.
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A) sublimation B) projection C) displacement D) repression
Contemporary social-learning and cognitive theories differ from the early learning theory approaches in that they
a. hold that environmental contingencies are not important. b. suggest that organisms react passively to their environments. c. emphasize cognitive processes as well as behavioral ones. d. minimize the importance of mental processes.
Misleading information can often be inadvertently supplied to an eyewitness during the process of an investigator's interview and can result in false recollections. When this happens it is known as _____
a) the misinformation effect. b) source amnesia. c) encoding failure. d) retrieval failure.
You are talking to an exchange student about the different styles of education that occur in the United States and her country. She told you that she had to determine her course of study before she was admitted to the university in her country
On what continent did her university education likely take place? a. South American b. European c. Asia d. Africa