Dr. Smith conducted a research study involving schizophrenic adults in which her looked at their facial expressions in home movies taken when they were children. He was trying to determine if the development of schizophrenia could be predicted by facial expressions showing limited emotional reactions. This research study focused on the negative symptom called ________.
A) alogia
B) affective flattening
C) associative splitting
D) emotional effect syndrome
Ans: B) affective flattening
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A. physiological needs B. safety needs C. self-actualization needs D. incentive needs
The wavelength of the light that is reflected from an object:
a. is a function of the amount of light that falls on an object b. determines the perceived brightness of a stimulus c. is the physical distance from one energy cycle to the next d. determines the amount of accommodation in the vitreous humor
Psychologists often classify conflict into 4 types. Which of the following is NOT one of those types?
a. approach-approach c. avoidance-avoidance b. approach-withdrawal d. multiple approach avoidance
A reliable personality test should have
A) construct validity. B) internal consistency reliability. C) a very small number of items. D) items that are hard to understand, to keep the attention of the test takers. E) no reverse-coded items, since these confuse the scoring.