What have studies of the scanning of text taught us about how people read?
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should begin by describing the importance of the fixations that occur
between saccades. Next, the answer should describe what it is people look at while they are
reading as shown by the relative lengths of fixations.
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Ethel lives with her parents. She frequently has relapses into schizophrenia. If her family is characterized by expressed emotion, what behaviors can we expect in her parents that induce relapse?
What will be an ideal response?
As described in the text, behavioral models of abnormality assume that abnormal behavior
a. is learned in much the same way that normal behavior is learned. b. is best explained by a different set of learning principles than those governing normal behavior. c. is largely unlearned, but can be brought under the influence of the environment. d. is the result of a blockage of a person's natural potential. e. is largely the result of genetics, but can be influenced by learning.
Todd has been "stressed-out" for so long that he has developed an ulcer. Todd must be in the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
A. resistance B. exhaustion C. alarm D. degeneration
Problems with behavior and mental processing are often assessed by and , respectively
a. self-report; word game tests b. behavioral observations; cognitive assessment c. family interviews; problem-solving tasks d. behavioral judgment paths; cognitive/language assessment