What is the effect, if any, of hypnosis on pain?
a. It has no measurable effect on pain.
b. It reduces the emotional response to a pain.
c. It prevents the pain receptors in the skin from reacting.
d. It does not alter pain at the time, but it decreases memory of the pain later.
b
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Entire fields of psychology focus on the _____ that distinguish one person's interaction with the world from another's
A) nomothetic applications Incorrect. Your book does not reference something called nomothetic applications, but such a term would refer to commonalities between people, not individual differences. B) individual differences Correct. Such differences between our reactions to various encounters with the world around us are what underlie much of psychological research. C) correlative traits D) objective traits
Which parts of the body did Greek philosophers believe were related to personality ?
A. head, shoulders, knees and toes B. heart, liver, brain C. eyes, nose, ears D. genitals
The Social Readjustment Rating Scale assumes that
A) ?daily events are more crucial than major life events. B) ?change in life events is the key for measuring stress. C) ?only desirable events are valid predictors for stress. D) ?positive life events tend to decrease levels of stress.
In ________ coping, children appraise a situation as changeable, identify the source of the difficulty, and decide what to do about it.
A. problem-centered B. emotion-centered C. effort-centered D. avoidant