Tiffany spends a great deal of time reading self-help books on relationships
She has had several failed relationships and is bewildered by the events related to them. Even though she knows most of these books are pseudoscience, Tiffany is attracted to them because
A) she is comforted by the realization she is not alone.
B) she is trying to make order out of disorder.
C) she suffers from apophenia.
D) she is experiencing pereidolia.
Answer: B
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a. the Fatigue Method. b. Movement Produced Stimuli. c. the Incompatible Stimuli Method. d. the Threshold Method.
As older people experience decline in their sensory systems, they
a. learn to adjust and use additional cues to decode sensory information. b. make more frequent visits to medical professionals. c. begin to feel depressed and useless to society. d. generally deny any deterioration until it becomes extreme. e. naturally assume that the decline is reversible.
Timothy is known as the bully in his fourth-grade class. He is often seen on the playground pushing, hitting, and teasing other children. Using the peer nomination technique, Timothy would be categorized as
A) average. B) controversial. C) rejected. D) neglected.
Which of the following events is likely to spark depression in 15-year-old Danica?
A) the onset of puberty B) getting a C on a pop quiz C) not being in the same Spanish class as her best friend D) transitioning to a new school