Research on test anxiety in students has shown that high test-anxious people tend to:
a. be unconcerned with questions about their intellectual competence
b. be unconcerned about the reactions of others to their performances
c. pay attention to irrelevant cues that subsequently interrupt their performances
d. concentrate only on task-relevant cues
c
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One reason it is difficult to study the development of intelligence in adulthood is that
a. intelligence declines with age. b. adults do not participate in studies of intelligence. c. it is difficult to distinguish historical factors from developmental factors. d. most changes are due to genetics.
An increase in fear and heart rate, trembling, sweating, and dread characterize a(n):
A. panic attack B. galvanic skin response C. increase in parasympathetic activity D. Type A person
Because psychology students tend to define "negative" as "bad," students often incorrectly define "negative reinforcement" as a punishment. This illustrates which barrier to problem solving?
a. emotional b. cultural c. learned d. perceptual
Which is the best example of agoraphobia?
a. Claude once had a panic attack in an elevator, but he never had another one. b. Karen is afraid of speaking to a large crowd, but does not mind being part of a large audience. c. John has a persistent feeling of doom, but has not experienced any panic attacks so far. d. Becky rarely leaves her home except to go to a few familiar places, such as the grocery store and church, and usually only if her adult daughter goes with her.