Dr. Bores predicts that if the temperature of a room is increased, then individuals are more likely to act aggressively. Dr. Bores' prediction is an example of:
a. a hypothesis
b. an independent variable
c. an operational definition
d. a dependent variable
A
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A. 400 B. 800 C. 1,000 D. 1,500
Andressa begins therapy and expects that the therapy will help her. This expectation __________.
A. is necessary to produce positive change B. may be enough by itself to produce positive change C. is helpful in psychodynamic therapy but irrelevant to cognitive and behavioral interventions D. is irrelevant to the change process
In people with somatic symptom disorder, decreased blood flow may occur in areas of the and other areas of the brain that are related to loss of sensory and motor functions as seen in conversion disorder
a. prefrontal cortex b. hypothalamus c. occipital lobe d. hindbrain
Jacob is 8 years old and in the third grade. He saw his next door neighbor roller skating by his
house, fall, and begin to cry loudly that she was hurt. Jacob quickly ran to grab his new hamster and bring it outside to show her. Based on this description, which Pervasive Developmental Disorder does Jacob have? a. Autism b. Mental retardation c. Asperger's Syndrome d. Down Syndrome