Nocturnal penile tumescence is a term that refers to
a. an erection that occurs during sleep
b. a long-lasting erection.
c. the effect of alcohol on erections.
d. erectile dysfunction caused by high blood pressure.
c
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From the 1940s to the 1960s, who dominated American psychology??
a. ?Tolman's students and disciples b. ?functional theorists c. ?Hullians d. ?radical behaviorists e. ?Skinnerians
Regarding cognitive therapies, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Cognitive therapy techniques are based on the view that distorted ways of thinking underlie emotional problems. b. Cognitive therapies are relatively brief forms of treatment. c. Cognitive therapies focus more on what is happening in the present than on what happened in the past. d. Clients are given "homework assignments" in cognitive therapy. e. Cognitive therapists believe that emotional problems are caused by negative events and life experiences.
One explanation for the extraordinary performances of people with savant syndrome is that an area of the brain is damaged, freeing the person from the "distractions" of language, concepts, and higher-level thoughts. This area of the brain that is theorized to be damaged in persons with savant syndrome is the
a. left hemisphere. b. right hemisphere. c. corpus callosum. d. reticular formation.
Common symbols used by children in the preoperational stage include words, gestures, graphs, maps,
and models. Indicate whether the statement is true or false