The ego integrity versus despair stage of psychosocial development is characterized by a process of __________
a) reexamining one's accomplishments and preparing for retirement
b) looking back over one's life, evaluating it, and coming to terms with it
c) preparing for death
d) making personality changes
Answer: b
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The biopsychosocial framework organizes the contributions of many different forces in human development. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
a. biological forces b. spiritual forces c. sociocultural forces d. psychological forces
During the training of the "sniffer" dogs who locate drugs, the dogs are reinforced only for approaching containers baited with drugs. This training illustrates the use of
a. response chaining. b. systematic desensitization. c. operant stimulus discrimination. d. operant stimulus generalization.
Marissa is practicing her social skills by using a tape recorder so she can listen to several of her conversations. She also looks at herself in a mirror and exaggerates facial expressions of surprise, interest, dislike, and pleasure, so she can put more animation into her self-presentation. Marissa is most likely using these techniques to
a. increase her private self-consciousness. b. increase her public self-consciousness. c. reduce her shyness. d. do all of these.
The only definition of abnormal behavior that does not involve subjectivity is
a. conformity to norms. b. subjective distress. c. disability or dysfunction. d. none of the above