When a person is characterized by others based on a single characteristic, such as being shunned or rejected, they are experiencing the effects of

a. stigma.
b. maladaptive behavior.
c. social deviance.
d. stereotypical response.


a

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When Hoshi takes a personality test, she is told that the resulting score is compared to norms; that is, the test:

a. measures what it is designed to measure. b. results are compared to established standards of performance. c. produces the same results from one time to the next. d. predicts other criteria of the personality trait in question.

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Which treatment approach involving "talking sessions" did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

A. Drug therapy B. Neuropsychology C. Clinical psychology D. Psychoanalysis

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A reflex arc consists of the activation of a(n) _____ (in that order)

A) ?sensory neuron, interneuron, and motor neuron B) ?motor neuron, interneuron, and sensory neuron C) ?sensory neuron, motor neuron, and interneuron D) ?interneuron, sensory neuron, and motor neuron

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