Informally, we tend to place people into categories, such as the
"executive type," the "athletic type," and the "motherly type." If you tried to define these informal types, you would probably
a. evaluate them on their character.
b. use cardinal traits to describe them.
c. describe their temperaments.
d. list a different collection of traits for each category.
ANSWER: d
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The dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant make up the drug known as
a. psilocybin. b. marijuana. c. hashish. d. mescaline.
Which of the following is a system for managing and altering behavior through the immediate reinforcement of selected responses with poker chips or slips of paper that can be exchanged for food and/or special privileges?
a. a time-out system b. a token economy c. systematic desensitization d. an EMDR program
Which major area of the brain deals with information coming in from and going out through the spinal cord?
A. forebrain B. midbrain C. hindbrain D. hippocampus E. cerebral cortex
You have advised a patient to discontinue use of antianxiety drugs. After two weeks, your patient calls to complain that his anxiety symptoms are now worse than before he started to take the drug. You tell the patient that his feelings are a predictable response to discontinuing antianxiety medication. In fact, he is experiencing what is called
a. addiction. c. rebound anxiety. b. tolerance. d. relapse.