Suppose that you are worried about a test that you took yesterday. You therefore decide to try to forget about this problem and concentrate on something more pleasant. However, this strategy backfires, and you think about the test even more frequently
This phenomenon is called
a. mind wandering.
b. ironic effects of mental control.
c. blindsight.
d. an illusory conjunction.
Ans: b
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Which of the following statements is correct about the autism spectrum?
a. With the autism spectrum given in DSM-5, all diagnostic ambiguities have been clarified. b. Psychologists are in the middle of a diagnostic upheaval. c. Childhood schizophrenia probably accounts for much of ASD. d. In DSM-5, ASD must be diagnosed before age 12.
When events are classified into mutually exclusive categories on a nominal scale (e.g., whether a behavior is present or absent), the most common descriptive statistic is
A. relative duration. B. an average (arithmetic mean). C. relative rank. D. relative frequency.
The nature-nurture question contemplates the contribution of ____ and ____ to the development of intelligence.
A. cultural factors; family environment B. genetic factors; environmental factors C. skull size; brain size D. wealth; education
What did researchers find when they replicated David Rosenhan's patient study using people with active symptoms of schizophrenia?
a) Most of the patients were denied treatment. b) The patients were given a placebo and sent on their way. c) Most of the patients were committed and treated under Medicaid provisions. d) The patients were arrested because they were more likely to receive treatment in prison.