Which of the following is true about sensory deprivation?
a. It can cause edginess and visual hallucinations.
b. It is always unpleasant.
c. It violates the principles of signal detection theory.
d. It demonstrates that sensory stimuli are not necessary for our brain to function normally.
Answer: a
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If you are experiencing significant psychological symptoms in response to stress, but those symptoms aren't severe enough to warrant a diagnosis as a mental disorder, DSM-5 has a classification for you under __________ disorders?
Answer:
Conversion disorder and hypochondriasis are both considered somatoform disorders
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a study which examined the link between locus of control and age, Brandtstadter and Rothermund found that:
a. many elderly people maintain an internal orientation by adjusting their goals to make them fit the reality of their situations. b. many elderly people become very external as they create new goals for themselves that unfortunately are unattainable c. middle-aged adults become very internally oriented as they ponder the inevitability of their death d. many adolescents force themselves to create goals that are unworkable so they can be very dissatisfied with their lives.
A group of students was asked to write an essay in support of the legalization of marijuana. They were paid $.50. Another group of students received $2.00 for the same task
It was subsequently found that those students who received only $.50 developed a more positive attitude towards the legalization of marijuana. The experiment in this study was using (the) __________. a. correlational method b. experimental method c. naturalistic observation d. survey research