Which personality disorder is characterized by unwarranted feelings of suspiciousness, mistrust of other people, and hypersensitivity?

a) paranoid
b) histrionic
c) antisocial
d) borderline


a

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Every time Kasey the dog whines, her owners give her a doggie treat. As a result of her clueless owners, Kasey is a very whiney dog, illustrating the effects of _____ conditioning.

A) observational B) emotional C) classical D) operant

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What is a conditioned response?

a. A reflexive reaction to meat powder. b. A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus. c. A neutral stimulus that elicits a response. d. An operant reaction to a bell.

Psychology

With her family, Carol is gentle, affectionate, and understanding; while as a district attorney, she is forceful, aggressive, and willing to take risks. Carol is displaying:

a. gender role transcendence. b. androgyny. c. multiple personalities. d. gender-role confusion.

Psychology

In terms of assessing formal operational thought, researchers have created dilemmas or social

problems that are  highly relevant (Example, What should you do if you were not invited to a party?), or not relevant (Example, How best do you avoid a tax audit?). When working with children and adolescents, what is one common finding from such research? A) Younger adolescents (e.g., 6th graders) frequently show limited formal operational thought in both domains, whereas the older adolescents (e.g., 12th graders) display formal thinking primarily in the relevant task. B) Younger and older adolescents show formal operational thought in the relevant task, but not in the non-relevant task. C) Younger adolescents display formal operational thought in the relevant task; older adolescents display such thought across both tasks. D) Even the youngest adolescents show formal operational thought across both tasks.

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