A group of businessmen and women get
together to try to solve the problem of decreased sales of their company's products. One of them suggests that they generate as many ideas as they can in a short period of time without being critical of any of them. This technique of stimulating divergent thinking is called ________.
a) brainstorming
b) keeping a journal
c) free writing
d) mind or subject mapping
ANS: a
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A. a cognitive theory B. a social theory C. a psychosexual theory D. a stage theory
When the behavior occurs, the aversive stimulus is no longer removed. This is a definition of extinction of:
a. negatively reinforced behavior b. an intermittently reinforced behavior c. a positively reinforced behavior d. a continuously reinforced behavior
If a person has different genes for hand clasping preference, they are ______ for that trait.
A. homozygous B. heterozygous C. phenotypic D. polygenic
All of the following are mentioned in your text as appropriate treatment strategies for narcissistic personality disorder EXCEPT a. cognitive therapy to replace grandiose fantasies with more realistic goals. b. coping strategies to help accept criticism
c. exploration of early life trauma that led to the disorder. d. being helped to focus on the feelings of others.