After repeated exposures to an event or an object, the child tends to experience ______ as she becomes used to it

Fill in the blank with correct word


habituation

Psychology

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John is a first year college student at a local university. He was diagnosed with a condition that involves an irrational fear of being publicly humiliated or embarrassed. John was most likely diagnosed with: (Answer)

A. generalized anxiety disorder. B. manic depression. C. homichlophobia. D. kathisophobia. E. social phobia.

Psychology

When using the DSM to diagnose a psychological disorder:

a. people are pigeonholed into a single diagnostic category b. it is assumed only one psychological disorder can occur in the same individual c. a person's medical history is considered to be important d. environmental and psychosocial problems are not considered

Psychology

What is the tendency to blindly follow the direction your group is moving toward?

A. conformity B. compliance C. herd mentality D. social contagion

Psychology

The ________ of the brain account(s) for two-thirds of the brain's total mass

a. frontal lobes b. cerebral hemispheres c. corpus callosum d. hypothalamus e. limbic system

Psychology