A person in an episode of mania can believe that she is destined for greatness or is exceptionally gifted, beliefs that are artifacts of increased mood. These types of erroneous beliefs are known as:
A) hallucinations.
B) delusions.
C) dissociative states.
D) euphoric states.
B) delusions.
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Biological factors that could predispose someone toward schizophrenia are considered to be
a. nonexistent. b. quite strong. c. quite weak. d. less than environmental ones.
The results section of an APA-style research report typically describes the ____
a. interpretation of the findings b. findings of descriptive and inferential statistics c. implications of the findings d. manipulations that were used
When clinicians use "empirically-supported" therapies, they will do all of the following EXCEPT
a. rely mainly on intuition in the selection of therapies for specific disorders. b. seek guidance from research experiments. c. have a better understanding of which therapies "work" best for specific types of problems. d. weed out fringe "therapies" that have little or no value.
In a very unusual study of human visual perception, a Japanese psychologists asked students to wear glasses that reversed their visual fields. After several days,
their perception adjusted and they were able to carry out complex physical skills that required coordination. After the glasses were removed, they again adjusted back to normal vision. This experiment demonstrated the concept of __________. a. perceptual constancy b. brain plasticity c. perceptual adaptation d. synesthesia