One consequence of seeing aggression portrayed on TV or video games is a loss of one's emotional response to this violence, which is called
a. disinhibition.
b. disassociation.
c. deconditioning.
d. desensitization.
D
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According to the multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology, the following statement is true for most psychological disorders:
A) If one monozygotic twin has a particular disorder, the other twin will definitely have the disorder as well. B) Monozygotic twins are no more likely to share psychological disorders than any other siblings. C) Monozygotic twins are no more likely to share disorders than any other two people selected at random from the population. D) If one monozygotic twin has a particular psychological disorder, the other twin is more likely to have the disorder than the rest of the population.
Small electrically charged particles are called:
A) ions. B) neutrons. C) axons. D) neurotransmitters.
Regarding the idealization of one's romantic partner, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Relationships are most likely to persist when lovers idealize one another. b. When a couple idealizes each other, it blinds them to their partner's faults. c. Idealizing each other helps couples to create the relationship they wish for. d. Those partners who express mutual absorption see their partners more realistically and idealize each other less.
Left-/right-hand preferences can be identified in a child as early as the age of ____ years
a. one b. two c. four d. six