Kelly's personal construct theory posits that
A) a specific set of traits are necessary to explain an individual's personality.
B) people work hard to create other "persons" whom they can interact with.
C) individuals are largely immune to influences of their environments.
D) people work hard to actively create their own personalities.
E) people actively endeavor to make sense of their worlds.
E
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Who of the following falls within the group most likely to have the lowest rate of bipolar disorder??
a. ?Adrien, from Germany, who eats lots of boiled vegetables such as cabbage b. ?Daniel, from Korea, whose family has always eaten a lot of fish c. ?Jeff, a Canadian, who has been taking omega-3 supplements for over 2 years d. ?Roberto, from Italy, who enjoys tomatoes in any form
Lucy read about research that males tend to use one side or the other of their brain for specific cerebral tasks more than females. She thinks this might make scientific sense because
a. men are more focused when they do something. b. women use their right hemisphere for verbal processing and men have smaller right hemispheres compared to women. c. the corpus callosum that connects the two hemispheres of the brain tends to be larger in females than males. d. all of these apply.
The treatment of choice for persons suffering from borderline personality disorder is ____
a. dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) b. medication c. a combination of psychotherapy and medication d. participation in a support group
On which task are females more likely to obtain higher scores than males?
a) mental rotation b) map reading c) identifying simple images in more complex images d) anagrams