Ben has had problems with the pipes in his apartment. First, he had a clog in his bathroom sink, and then two months later, his garbage disposal in the kitchen sink clogged. Ben's superintendant told him he was not adequately flushing the debris from his pipes. She suggested that he run the water a little longer and visualize the debris (be it carrot peelings or toothpaste) traveling through the
pipes all the way out to the sewer connection in the street. Using this technique, Ben has had no more clogs. The superintendant's suggestion involved
a. image synthesis.
b. mental scanning.
c. method of loci.
d. propositional representations.
b
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Which of the following statements BEST represents the approach of a client-centered therapist in treating a chronically anxious client?
a. "Let's look for ways in which you might actually be benefiting from your anxiety.". b. "So, you feel that your world is a very scary place to be.". c. "Let's see if we can identify the irrational beliefs that are producing your anxiety.". d. "Do you feel that your mother adequately met your need for emotional support when you were a child?"
Levels of aggression and delinquency among low-income children and teenagers are ____ those of their middle-class age mates
a. higher than b. equal to c. lower than d. impossible to compare to
Beginning in childhood, one finds that females are superior to males in:
a. abstract reasoning. c. visual-spatial skills. b. mathematics. d. verbal abilities.
Caroline wants to conduct a study in which she studies micro-aggressions during a debate, but asks participants to focus on the content of their debate topic. If Caroline conducts this study, she must also plan to
A. use nonhuman research subjects because this study would not be acceptable for humans. B. keep her data in a password-protected database to make sure that the confidentiality of her participants is not violated. C. ask another study coordinator to secure informed consent from participants so Caroline does not lie to them. D. tell her participants that the research is about the physiological effects after they finish the study.