"Beatlemania" gripped the United States in the 1960s when the British rock group The Beatles performed; adoring fans screamed, sometimes fainted, and shouted exaggerated, emotional praise at the group. These behaviors MOST closely resemble the characteristics of:
A) histrionic personality disorder.
B) antisocial personality disorder.
C) schizoid personality disorder.
D) narcissistic personality disorder.
Ans: A) histrionic personality disorder.
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c. Receive physical gratification. d. Pass on our genes.
When using a(n) ______, each participant in the study will give you two measures, one in the lab room and one in the natural setting.
A. within-groups design B. between-subjects design C. within-subjects design D. matched-design
Kylie recently moved into an apartment with a new roommate who watches cable news seemingly all day and all night. The television is always on and always turned to the news. At first, Kylie found the television distracting, but after a few weeks, she barely even notices that the TV is on. This example demonstrates the behavioural process of:
A) classical conditioning. B) sensitization. C) habituation. D) operant conditioning.
Which of the following correlations of intelligence level would provide evidence for an environmental influence on intelligence?
a) brothers and sisters who have high intelligence b) children and their parents who all have low intelligence c) adopted children and their adoptive parents who have high intelligence d) adopted children and their biological parents who have low intelligence