Which of the following occurs when a person’s concern is that he or she may act in a humiliating or embarrassing way, such as blushing or offending others?
a. Anxiety disorder
b. Social anxiety disorder
c. Panic disorder
d. Generalized anxiety disorder
b. Social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder occurs when a person’s concern is that he or she may act in a humiliating or embarrassing way, such as blushing or offending others.
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Which of the following statements about B. F. Skinner is FALSE? a. Skinner believed that it is important to consider mental events, such as thinking, in explaining why a certain behavior occurs
b. Skinner worked with rats and pigeons and developed a conditioning chamber that bears his name. c. Skinner believed that misguided rewards and punishment can lead to destructive actions that create problems, such as overpopulation, pollution, and war. d. Skinner disliked the use of punishment because it does not teach correct responses.
Cognitive therapy is to changing __________ as behavior therapy is to changing __________
a. behavior to change attitudes; attitudes to change behavior b. behavior to change feelings; feelings to change behavior c. feelings to change thoughts; thoughts to change feelings d. thoughts to change behavior; behavior to change thoughts
An assembly-line worker nods off during a night shift; co-workers awaken him after no more than 5 minutes. What stage of sleep was this individual in?
a) Stage 1 b) Stage 0 c) Stage 3 d) Stage 4
What statistic should be used to find out whether there is a relationship between years of education and annual income?
a. The Pearson correlation coefficient b. The Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient c. The point-biserial correlation coefficient d. The nonlinear correlation coefficient