In the textbook case of Arthur, he said that he had a "secret plan to save all the starving children in the world.". After Arthur showed other bizarre behavior and said he was going to climb the fence of a government building, his parents tried to have him admitted to a psychiatric hospital. They were not able to do that because
a. he was not considered a danger to himself or others.
b. he
was given medication, instead, to calm him down.
c. the hospital staff didn't believe his parents.
d. his behavior was due to a substance abuse problem.
a
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A. Rogers influenced Kelly. B. Watson influenced Skinner. C. Jung influenced Eysenck. D. Freud influenced Maslow.
________ is a question of whether you are measuring what you think you are measuring.
A. Internal reliability. B. test-retest reliability. C. Construct validity. D. External validity.
From Seligman's research, one can conclude which of the following?
a. Perceived control of a stressor has little impact on one's reaction to the stressor. b. A persistent perceived lack of control over one's situation can lead to depression. c. A persistent perceived lack of control over one's situation can lead to euphoria. d. Stress can improve one's health.
Sperry (1964) examined patients who had their corpus callosum severed. He was interested in investigating __________
a. cerebral lateralization b. animus c. basic functions (e.g., breathing, heart rate, temperature regulation) d. Penfield stimulation