A counselor is asking Lisa a series of questions in order to find out how she is feeling and what complaints or symptoms she has, while also observing Lisa's tone of voice, hand gestures, posture, and facial expressions. The counselor is using
a. a personality questionnaire.
b. a situational interview
c. a diagnostic interview
d. projective interviewing
Answer: d. an interview
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In Asch's classic study on _____, most people reported that two lines of obviously different lengths were the same. This phenomenon occurred on at least one trial, when all of the people in that experiment said the same thing.
A) cooperation B) prejudice C) obedience D) conformity
Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding the DSM?
a. The first edition of the DSM, published in 1952, listed about 100 disorders. b. The DSM-4 revised edition published in 2000 contains nearly 400 disorders. c. The primary aim of the DSM is to explain the causes of various psychological disorders. d. The DSM has had a powerful influence on notions of mental disorder.
What is the general finding from cross-cultural studies of the words used to describe emotions?
a) Different cultures have words for unique emotions. b) The same words for emotions are used in all cultures. c) A word must exist before an emotion can be experienced. d) Compared to other cultures, English language cultures have relatively few words for emotions.
What is a difference threshold?
A. It is the smallest amount of change between two stimuli that a person can detect half of the time. B. It is the highest amount of physical stimulation that an individual can detect half of the time. C. It is the lowest level of a physiological stimulus that humans can sense half of the time. D. It is the process by which the brain organizes and interprets sensory experience.