The Addington v. Texas (1979) ruling declared that ____
a. people who are involuntarily committed have no right to refuse medication that is given as treatment.
b. irresistible impulse is no longer a valid definition of insanity
c. the state must provide "clear and convincing evidence" before committing people
d. people cannot be kept in mental institutions unless a certain quality of living environment is maintained
c
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Jonah is in his psychology class and has just gotten his third exam score back. It's an "F" again! He hasn't passed one single exam this semester. He decides to quit studying for that class at all since it hasn't seemed to help much. Jonah is exhibiting ____
a. risk aversion b. temporal discounting c. the certainty effect d. learned helplessness
Books for children about Alzheimer's disease, such as those listed in Focus On 20.4
a. typically explain why grandparents with this disease no longer lover their grandchildren b. identify constructive roles children can play when a family member has this disease c. show why children's fears are justified in this context d. show how it would be best for family members not to talk about this disease e. tell children they can no longer enjoy activities they once shared with the person with Alzheimer's disease
Unpredictability is stressful because
a. we don't know when "uplifts" will occur. b. we must expect too much control. c. we cannot plan for random events. d. hassles cancel good effects of "uplifts."
A decrease in perceptual responding to a predictable and unchanging stimulus is known as
a. habituation. b. dishabituation. c. perseveration. d. a perceptual set.