Keith often hears voices that tell him that he is a very bad person. Although he strains and struggles to "hear" where these voices are coming from, there are in fact no voices to hear. They are originating inside of his mind, and he experiences them as a
sensory event. Keith is having a symptom of schizophrenia called a(n) __________.
a. hallucination
b. delusion
c. negative symptom
d. hyperalgia
Answer: A
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a. egocentricism b. animism c. conservatism d. centration
When a control group is used in experimental research, the members of the control group will be treated exactly the same as the
a. treatment group, except that they will be exposed to the independent variable. b. treatment group in every way c. control group in any other psychology study. d. treatment group, except that they will not be exposed to the independent variable.
Research tells us that specific personality characteristics significantly related to slower disease progression were:
a. low extroverts and low openness b. lower achievement striving and disengaged personalities c. assertiveness, positive emotions and extraversion d. None of the above are true.
Which of the following is the lowest portion of the hindbrain?
a. Cerebellum b. Pons c. Medulla d. Ventricles