Gwen is preparing for her Psychology of Learning midterm exam. Although she has read all of the material and been active in class discussions, she has recurring thoughts of failing the exam
Her thoughts persist even though she is an honors student and has never failed a test. Gwen is experiencing
A) a panic attack.
B) anxiety.
C) delusions.
D) suicidal ideation.
B
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Joe takes on his sister's view that all people from "up north" are snobs. Later, Joe learns that his sister's opinion was based on the fact that her boyfriend from "up north" recently dumped her. Yet Joe persists in his belief that people from "up north" are snobby. This best illustrates the ____ effect
a. theory perseverance b. availability heuristic c. false consensus d. false uniqueness
When substantial sex differences are found between girls and boys, a. boys and girls typically show different patterns of behaviors. b. boys are usually found to be superior.c girls are usually fund to be superior
c. different patterns are sometimes found but do not seem to be significant.
__________, a professor of psychology at Stanford University, revised the Binet-Simon scale so it could be used with American school children
a) William Stern b) Lewis Terman c) Theodore Simon d) David Wechsler
Who would have the most difficulty ignoring distractors and irrelevant stimuli?
A. Amber, who is 35 and teaching a second grade class at a large inner city school B. Cael, who is 45 and editing a manuscript on a tight deadline at a publishing firm C. Lucy, who is 55 and teaching an exceptionally large yoga class at a local wellness center D. Roger, who is 65 and working on a crossword puzzle near the children's play area in a restaurant