Why, according to psychiatrist Thomas Szasz, are people who are labeled as being mentally ill "locked away?"
a. Simply because they behave differently than most other people.
b. Because they are perceived as posing a threat to society.
c. Because they are not able to make any real substantive contribution to society.
d. Simply because society needs a scapegoat, and the more "mentally ill" people we lock up, the more satisfied we are with our own lives.
Answer: A
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A. They spend about half their time in leisure activities. B. A substantial majority of them are involved in religious activities. C. They spend about half their time on "maintenance," such as eating, grooming, or chores. D. Three-quarters of each day are devoted to school and academic pursuits.
Someone who records sympathetic nervous system arousal is probably trying to measure what?
a. Which type of emotion someone is feeling b. The intensity of someone's current emotion c. The reasons behind someone's current emotional feeling d. The appropriateness of someone's current emotion
Creative problem solving demands __________ rather than __________ thinking
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Social learning theory
A) emphasizes modeling, also known as imitation or observational learning, as a powerful source of development. B) maintains that behaviorism offers little or no effective explanation of the development of children's social behavior. C) is criticized because it places little emphasis on how children are influenced by the behavior of their parents and peers. D) emphasizes classical over operant conditioning and relies heavily on the concepts of psychoanalytic theory.