A reporter described the case of a young man who becomes sexually aroused when he dresses in women's clothing. The reporter noted that this man is engaged in cross dressing
With your background in psychology you recognize that the formal diagnostic term is
a) partialism.
b) transsexualism.
c) sexual masochism.
d) transvestic fetishism.
D
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According to the research on body image and the physical self-concepts of adolescents,
a. concern about body appearance can lead to eating disorders in young women. b. young men receive the same kinds of messages about appearance that young women receive. c. young men and young women are equally concerned about their own physical appearance. d. athletic young women almost never see examples of female athletes in the media, and so they do not understand that women can be competent athletes.
Taylor believes that it is extremely important to be clean. She cleans her kitchen and bathroom daily, and the rest of the house at least once every few days, and uses antibacterial soap and sterile water. She says she wants people to be able to eat off her floors, and is very proud of her house and the way she keeps it. Taylor has __________.
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder B. specific phobia, situational type C. generalized anxiety disorder D. no disorder
What is the difference between functional fixedness and mental set?
a. A mental set is more rigid than functional fixedness.
b. Functional fixedness emphasizes the objects involved in solving the problem, whereas mental set emphasizes the problem solver's strategies.
c. Functional fixedness applies to problem finding, whereas mental set applies to problem solving.
d. There is no substantial difference; the two terms are identical.
Discrete variables are to _____ as continuous variables are to _____
a. whole units; whole units and/or fractional amounts b. whole units and/or fractional amounts; whole units c. usually nominal and ordinal; usually interval and ratio d. both a and c