Which of the following children is least likely to be popular with friends?
a. Albert, who is of above-average intelligence
b. Alex, who is a very good student and earns good grades
c. Allen, who is a shy, timid child
d. Abe, who is very good at sports
c
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While searching through old records of patients at the mental hospital you come across one with a notation "Lobotomy performed on 2/3/52." Because you are not sure what this means, you ask the staff. What are they likely to tell you?
a. The patient had to be tied to the bed to reduce violent outbursts. b. Repeated electroconvulsive treatments were required to reduce the patient's stupor. c. A surgical procedure cut nerve tracts between the frontal lobes and the rest of the brain. d. As a last resort, the patient's stomach was pumped and his blood was purified in order to remove potentially harmful substances.
The immersion of an individual within a group, leading to anonymity, is called ____
a. ?social loafing b. ?groupthink c. ?deindividuation d. ?group polarity
Which of the following is group of techniques that involve focusing attention and reducing distraction to achieve a state of altered consciousness and enhance well-being?
a) psychotherapy b) dissociation c) meditation d) acupuncture
Intrinsic motivation is one that propels a person to pursue an activity
a. for external rewards. b. for its own sake. c. to relieve the state of tension caused by deprivation. d. in order to be judged favorably by others. e. to decrease extraneous arousal that interferes with one's performance.