During the day, Barb suffers from frequent, unwanted thoughts
that she has left her front door unlocked, and recurrent images that all her belongings have been taken. These thoughts and images are what psychologists refer to as a(n)
A) compulsion. B) delusion.
C) hallucination. D) obsession
D
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It is fairly easy to manipulate many types of judgments by selecting
a. average comparitors that are typical. b. extreme comparitors that may be unrepresentative. c. comparitors that are both better and worse than the event that is being judged. d. as many comparitors as possible that are similar to the event being judged.
__________ is a system of hormonal influences and interactions that monitors levels of the hormones responsible for puberty.
A. The adolescent growth spurt B. Gonadarche C. Adrenarche D. The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis
Jason is looking around the living room for his car keys and says out loud, "Where are my keys?" His one-year old son, Eli, is sitting in his high-chair eating graham crackers, and watching Jason struggle to find the keys. Which of the following statements BEST describes Eli's perception of this search? a. There is no way that research in child cognition can draw any conclusions about the
thought processes of children this young. b. Eli is not at all aware of what is going on, but is stimulated by the sights and sounds of his father. c. Eli understands that Jason's actions are related to the goal of finding something. d. Eli thinks that Jason is looking for graham crackers and will probably offer Jason his.
Which statement about the Halstead-Reitan neuropsychological battery is accurate?
a. It is based on psychodynamic concepts b. It requires individuals to have CAT and PET scans taken. c. It is both cost and time efficient to administer. d. It assesses brain damage in children and adults.