A student is so anxious about giving his speech in front of the class that he actually becomes nauseous and has to leave the classroom. In the classification system of the DSM-IV-TR, he is most likely to be suffering from a
a. somatoform disorder.
b. social phobia.
c. specific phobia.
d. situational type phobia.
Answer: b. social phobia.
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a. eroded dental enamel b. large gaps between teeth c. teeth that are growing in crooked d. open sores at the base of the teeth
One explanation for the extraordinary performances of people with savant syndrome is that it results from
a. chance mutations in their genetic make-up. b. intense practice. c. damage to the right hemisphere of the brain. d. a familial intellectual disability.
After getting lost for the fourth time on your way to a date, you ask for instructions again and this time, as you are walking towards the restaurant, you repeat the directions to yourself over and over. You are using ____
a. ?mnemonics b. ?chunking c. ?retroactive processing d. ?maintenance rehearsal
Spatial neglect occurs after damage in the ____.
A. anterior cortex B. posterior cortex C. left hemisphere D. right hemisphere