Studies on populations with schizophrenia and presenting with predominantly negative symptoms indicate:
A. significant higher ventricle : brain ratio
B. an overall deterioration in IQ
C. short-term memory disturbances
D. deficits in higher-order reasoning
E. no perceptual difficulties
Ans: E. no perceptual difficulties
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A. social justice theory B. self-verification theory C. downward social comparison theory D. social identity theory
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Suppose that you volunteer to work at a shelter for abused women. The women whom you meet in the shelter are likely to
a. be relatively calm, once they are removed from the abusive situation. b. shows signs of depression and anxiety. c. come from middle- and upper-class homes. d. report that their husbands have nontraditional ideas about gender roles.
The general reaction among reviewers to the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking has been
a. unequivocal praise. b. strongly positive with some negative criticism. c. generally negative with some positive support. d. a suggestion that more work is needed.