Cicely is trying to prevent teenage inner-city boys from joining gangs. She has set up a program in the boys' neighborhood to teach job skills. Cicely is most likely a __________ psychologist.

A. clinical
B. community
C. counseling
D. social


Answer: B

Psychology

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The use of malarial fever to treat paresis __________.

A. is an example of the barbaric treatment that mental patients received at the beginning of the twentieth century B. proved to be so ineffectual that many professionals abandoned the biological explanation of mental disorders C. represented the first clear-cut defeat of a mental disorder by medicine D. was the first time scientists used knowledge of brain chemistry to develop specific drugs for treating mental disorders

Psychology

Which of the following is not a component of due process?

A. Guaranteed appeals B. The opportunity to present evidence and witnesses C. The ability to cross-examine witnesses D. Notice of charges

Psychology

Which of the following is an example of emotional avoidance?

A. engaging in passive–aggressive behaviors when feeling annoyed B. angrily confronting someone in a situation that does not necessitate the emotion C. being embarrassed when proven incorrect and not apologizing D. refusing to answer the phone when a significant other is angry

Psychology

The evolutionary perspective on attachment is that it

a. is learned through reinforcement and punishment. b. is the result of the resolution of conflicts that are centered on various parts of the body. c. increases the infant's likelihood of survival. d. was important to human evolution but has no value in modern society.

Psychology