When a friend speaks in front of a group, she becomes anxious and nauseated. When asked why she feels this way, she says that she is afraid to embarrass herself in front of others

The approach that best explains your friend's responses in this situation is the ________ approach.

a. psychodynamic
b. psychopathological
c. cognitive
d. sociocultural


Answer: c. cognitive

Psychology

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a. predictable nature of humankind b. diversity of cultures c. search for identity d. need for stability

Psychology

The _____ stream travels up from the occipital lobe to the parietal lobes, connecting with brain areas coding an object's _____.

A) dorsal; location and motion B) dorsal; shape and identity C) ventral; shape and identity D) ventral; location and motion

Psychology

Liza likes to play slot machines when she takes trips to Las Vegas. She never knows which quarter will cause a slot machine to "hit," but she also knows that the more times she plays, the more likely she is to hit a jackpot. Based on what is known about schedules of reinforcement, you should conclude that Liza's gambling is being reinforced based on a:

a. fixed-ratio schedule b. variable-ratio schedule c. fixed-interval schedule d. variable-interval schedule

Psychology

Nicky is taking a multiple choice test in which the distractors for every item are very similar to the correct answers for these items. Nicky will most likely experience

a. a lack of recognition. b. false positives. c. the serial position effect. d. retroactive redintegration.

Psychology