According to the textbook, the illusion of control leads logically to:
a. self-serving bias
b. belief in a just world
c. fundamental attribution error
d. tendency to make situational attributions
e. correspondent inferences
Ans: b
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a. Men and women differ in their willingness to talk about their depressive symptoms. b. Mental health professionals are more prone to diagnose depression in women than in men. c. This gender difference is an artifact that occurs only in samples of patients that seek treatment. d. This gender difference exists, but it cannot be explained by methodological or sampling differences.
According to DSM-5, brief psychotic disorder refers to psychotic symptoms lasting how long?
a. less than twenty-four hours b. one day to one month c. one month to six months d. six months to twelve months
At age 10, Joseph decided to become a priest. By age 20, he had the same goal, never having considered any other options and never having questioned his earlier decision. Which of the following terms describes Joseph's identity category?
a. identity diffusion b. identity moratorium c. identity achievement d. identity foreclosure
When Annette drives on the freeway around Los Angeles, she often experiences so much anxiety that she begins to hyperventilate and shake. Annette is experiencing ____
a. social anxiety disorder c. agoraphobia b. a panic attack d. generalized anxiety disorder