Randy is recovering from an automobile accident in which he injured his head. The only noticeable psychological symptom of his injury is that he cannot remember what happened immediately prior to the accident. Randy's symptoms are typical of ________
a. retrograde amnesia
b. organic amnesia
c. anterograde amnesia
d. psychogenic amnesia
Answer: a
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a. ego ideal b. id c. ego d. conscience
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The egocentrism that Piaget believed to be characteristic of the preoperational stage of cognitive development explains why a child might
a. tell her grandmother that her teddy bear likes to take a bath. b. believe that rain comes from holes in the clouds. c. not understand why his father is too tired to play tag. d. decide that she likes chocolate chip cookies but does not like peanut butter cookies.
The landmark court case that established the duty to warn for psychologists was _____.
A. Brown v. The Board of Education B. Hughes v. The APA Board of Ethics C. Poddar v. The State of New Mexico D. Tarasoff v. The Regents of the University of California