Richard McNally's research has come to the general conclusion that:
a) Dissociative amnesia is a distinct and valid diagnostic category
b) Evidence does not support claims of repression
c) The traumatic effects of CSA are invariable
d) Evidence does not support the idea of false memories
b
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What is the best conclusion about psychological differences between the sexes?
a. Males and females are far more similar than different. b. Gender stereotypes that are not supported by research can have no effect on actual behavioral or psychological differences between males and females. c. Most gender-role stereotypes have been eliminated in our society. d. When differences are found between males and females, it means that nearly all members of one gender perform better or worse than nearly all members of the other gender.
Anxiety-related disorders are associated with
a. eating disorders. b. avoidance personality disorder. c. dependent personality disorder. d. all of these are associated with anxiety-related disorders.
The fact that "dog bites man" has a very different meaning from "man bites dog" demonstrates the importance of
a. connotation. b. syntax. c. conditional relationships. d. linguistic determinism.
How can a person with associative visual agnosia be differentiated from a person with optic aphasia?
a) Both disorders are unable to correctly copy a drawing, but only persons with optic aphasia are able to realize that they are showing poor performance. b) Those with associative visual agnosia may also show difficulties in recognizing colour but a person with optic aphasia never has these difficulties. c) Those with associative visual agnosia usually cannot correctly mimic the use of the object, whereas those who exhibit optic aphasia usually can pantomime the object's use, despite their inability to name it. d) Those with associative visual agnosia can correctly name musical instruments whereas those with optic aphasia cannot. e) Optic aphasia is a result of damage to the primary visual cortex whereas associative visual agnosia can occur from damage to a variety of different regions.