You make an appointment to see a therapist and, as you are waiting, you notice that a lot of the books on the therapist's shelves deal with the work of Aaron Beck. You might expect that this therapist will:
a. use counterconditioning to reduce specific fears and anxieties
b. emphasize the need to bring unconscious conflicts into conscious awareness
c. help you recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs
d. help you recognize discrepancies between your self-concept and your everyday experiences
C
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What do we call the underlying logic of the language, as opposed to the actual words of a sentence?
a. Deep structure b. Surface structure c. Morphemes d. Phonemes
When psychologists talk about "cognitions," they are typically referring to ____
a. unconscious motivations b. thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes c. abnormal thoughts or experiences d. emotions or feelings
Dr. Jones systematically varies the temperature in the laboratory (70, 80, and 90 degrees Fahrenheit) while holding other variables constant, and observes that the participants' activity level decreases as the temperature increases. This illustrates ____
a. a non-causal relationship between temperature and activity level b. a causal relationship between temperature and activity level c. no relationship between temperature and activity level d. a nonsystematic relationship between temperature and activity level
Which of the following best describes transgender hormone therapy?
A. A discredited therapy that attempts to change an individual’s sexual orientation B. A process intended to alter an individual’s sexual attraction to others C. A surgical technique designed to decrease the refractory period D. A method of making one’s body look like the opposite-sex