Which of the following is NOT likely to be a goal of psychotherapy?
a. gaining insight
b. personality reorganization
c. resolution of conflicts
d. change in undesirable behaviors
ANSWER: b
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a. About 50 percent of teens lose a parent b. The response to the death is much more intense that the death of a sibling c. The nonbereaved peers of teens tend to be unwilling to discuss the death d. Teens seldom feel a presence of their deceased parent
What advice would you give to a teacher trying to encourage creativity in his or her students? a. "Emphasize rote memorization."
b. "Provide them with items from standardized IQ tests and help them work through each problem.". c. "Encourage them to explore possibilities and not worry about getting the correct answer.". d. "Since creative ability appears to be innate, there is not a lot you can do.".
A recording of neural activity detected by electrodes is called an electroencephalogram
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Imagine that the year is 1868 and you are working in the laboratory of F. C. Donders, a Dutch physiologist. Assisting him in his studies of mental processes, you are most likely to observe him
a. asking participants to use introspection and reflect on their own thought processes. b. measuring how long it takes participants to perform a series of experimental tasks. c. requiring participants to talk out loud as they attempt to solve mental problems. d. trying to determine what participants are thinking by using his extrasensory abilities.