________ was once thought to be a fear of crowded places, but now is seen as a complication of having panic attacks in public
a. Agoraphobia
b. Claustrophobia
c. Generalized anxiety disorder
d. General social phobia
a. Agoraphobia
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Which of the following is a drawback of case studies?
A) Interviewers may influence participants to give responses that suit their expectations. B) Case studies are not descriptive and hence do not offer substantial information about participants. C) Interviewers are required to disclose personal information about clients. D) Case studies do not collect information about small groups.
In the context of fine motor skills, which of the following is true of reaching by infants?
A. Sight of the limb guides reaching by 4-month-old infants. B. Cues from muscles, tendons, and joints guide reaching by 4-month-old infants. C. Initially, infants reach by moving their wrists and coordinating their thumb and forefinger. D. Initially, infants reach by seeing their own hands and then swinging their arms toward an object.
Lesioning of the medial preoptic area (MPA) in rats results in
a. an increase in firing rate of neurons. b. elimination of sexual behavior. c. an increase in sexual behavior. d. increase in neurotransmitter release. e. Fos expression.
A psychologist who argues that phobias are actually learned fears is using the process of
A) rationalization. B) pseudoscience. C) reductionism. D) generalization. E) logical discrimination.