Peter is so depressed that he feels no one could ever love him. He believes he is such a terrible person that he does not deserve to have any friends. He spends his nights alone and has not gone out with anyone in two years. His low opinion of himself is probably the result of a(n) ______ disorder.
a. somatoform
b. dissociative
c. anxiety
d. mood
D
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Ludwig has high achievement motivation. Which statement will be least characteristic of Ludwig??
a. ?He will select tasks with clear outcomes. b. ?He will prefer a critic who is harsh but competent. c. ?He will persist at problem solving. d. ?He will seek immediate rewards.
Temperament is considered to have a biological basis because
a. temperamental correlations are stronger for identical twins than for fraternal twins. b. the genetic alleles for temperament are known. c. temperamental traits don't appear for several years. d. identical twins have nonshared environmental experiences.
In contrast to Adler's view, Falbo and Polit's research on birth order shows that:
a. only-born children are highly unsociable b. only-born children are more psychologically maladjusted than later-born c. only-born children are as sociable and as psychologically well-adjusted as children from other types of families d. later-borns and only children are highly hostile and uncooperative
In the Chicago-based doomsday cult studied by Festinger, Riecken, and Schacter, what happened after it became clear that the end of the world was not going to occur?
(a) The group disbanded after members saw each other show disappointment. (b) The group members remained highly committed to the group. (c) The groups ceased in trying to gain publicity. (d) B and C only