What is a legitimate question concerning the lack of success of older adults on Piagetian tasks?
a. Could it be due to a lack of motivation to solve tasks that are so rarely encountered in real life?
b. Could it be due to the over emphasis on IQ testing common to Piagetian tasks?
c. Could it be due to slower reaction times commonly found in older study participants?
d. Could it be due to the fact that normal hearing is required to solve all of Piaget's tasks?
a
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A. Locke B. Piaget C. Hall D. Rousseau
When making diagnoses and conducting therapy, psychologists should
a. take into account their clients' personal differences regarding age, race, culture, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. b. use an unstated standard for judging what is normal for each individual. c. ignore cultural differences and use one psychological perspective for viewing all clients. d. use the behavior of the middle-class American male as a standard for assessing what is "average.".
Which of the following therapeutic techniques best illustrates paradoxical intention?
a. A client who anxiously stutters in social situations is told to ignore the problem and behave as though he/she is entirely comfortable in such situations. b. A client who anxiously stutters in social situations is told to try to stutter in social situations. c. A client who anxiously stutters in social situations role-plays this situation with the therapist, who stutters more noticeably than the client. d. A client who anxiously stutters in social situations is instructed to substitute another symptom for stuttering.
Seasonal affective disorder, SAD, is a disorder in which a person experiences depression during the winter and an improvement of mood in the spring
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.