Increases in heart rate, strong feelings of distress, and elevated hormone levels are often associated with
a) habituation.
b) stage fright.
c) desensitization.
d) dissociation.
B
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In the text's use of the Olympic Rings example, which Gestalt law contributes to the correct perception of five interlocking circles?
a. Simplicity b. Contiguity c. Figure-Ground d. Common Fate
A person trapped in a hotel fire 20 stories from the ground has the choice of jumping from the window to a sure death or dashing through the flames and almost surely dying of smoke inhalation and burns. This person
a. is experiencing a traumatic approach-avoidance conflict. b. will most likely freeze, finding it impossible to decide or to take action. c. will most likely deal with this conflict by "leaving the field.". d. will most likely cope with this situation using displacement or sublimation.
Which of the following is the largest applied work setting for psychologists?
a) health care b) universities c) middle and high schools d) non-profit companies
When using the clinical method, children are
A) first asked to give an answer to a problem and then explain their reasons for their answers. B) first given the Simon-Binet intelligence test and then observed in a laboratory. C) tested in small groups in a laboratory setting where their parents are not present. D) examined by Ph.D. clinical psychologists and medical doctors in a hospital setting.