A problem with labeling people who have a mental disorder is that
a. it associates the name of a disorder with that disorder's symptoms.
b. the DSM-IV-TR may not address the disorder.
c. a label only describes the symptoms of a disorder; it does not explain them.
d. the label will mean very little to the person who is labeled.
e. it may deflect attention from people's other characteristics.
c. a label only describes the symptoms of a disorder; it does not explain them.
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Someone with damage to the corpus callosum is likely to do which of these?
a. Insist "I know the answer" while guessing randomly b. Say "I don't know the answer" while pointing correctly with the left hand c. Give an answer that was correct long ago instead of the current information d. Refuse to give any answer, even when the person knows the answer well
Language is found in
A. all human cultures. B. most but not all contemporary human cultures. C. a minority of contemporary human cultures. D. all contemporary human cultures but probably did not occur in most human societies until approximately 15,000 years ago.
According to Lewin, the result of simultaneous attraction to two appealing possibilities, neither of which has any negative qualities is called an ________ conflict
a. approach/avoidance b. incompatible demands c. avoidance/avoidance d. approach/approach
In accordance with the three-box model of memory, the memory system involved in the prolonged storage of information is known as ________
a. short-term memory b. the sensory register c. working memory d. long-term memory