In a test in which individuals are required to change strategies midstream based on changes in criteria in performing the task, schizophrenic patients show ______.
A. increased activation in the prefrontal cortex
B. decreased activation in the temporal lobes
C. decreased activation in the prefrontal cortex
D. no difference in activation in the prefrontal and temporal areas, compared to healthy controls
Answer: C
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a. Skinner. b. Freud. c. Rorschach. d. Wechsler.
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a. Gaining insight into one's problems brings relief from symptoms and ultimately changes one's behavior. b. Emotional disturbances are the result of past experiences that must be understood and resolved before personal growth can be achieved. c. Learned responses cause problems; therefore, behavior can be changed by relearning. d. Emotional disturbances are caused by a loss of meaning in one's life.
Damage to the locus coeruleus has been linked to all of the following except
A. posttraumatic stress disorder. B. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. C. memory loss. D. sleep disorders.
The __________ effect occurs when a rater evaluates one employee who is very strong in a number of dimensions such that, by comparison, the next employee is likely to appear weak, even if he is an average worker by other measures
A) contrast B) halo C) comparison D) relativity