As a Type A personality, Peter would be unusually prone to
a. approach-avoidance conflicts.
b. hypochondriasis.
c. acculturative stress.
d. a psychosomatic disorder, such as heart disease.
ANSWER: d
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a. humanistic theory b. psychodynamic theory c. behaviorist theory d. social learning
Which of the following is not an assumption of the trait approach to personality?
a. An individual's personality can be described completely by listing all traits b. Traits are relatively enduring and stable and influence a person's behavior. c. Personality is the result of unconscious forces that create conflict within the person. d. Differences between personalities can be described with the 5-factor model.
Which of the following is true of infant memory?
a. Infants demonstrate memory of experiences they had while still in the womb. b. Infants demonstrate memory for stimuli to which they have been exposed previously only after four months of age. c. Memory does not improve much between two and six months of age. d. Memory improves dramatically between two and six months of age and the development slows down at 12 months of age.
Research suggests that ________ provides the best immediate and long-term outcomes in the treatment of
bulimia nervosa. A) cognitive-behavioral therapy B) family therapy C) anti-depressant medication D) systematic desensitization