Dr. Johns researches mental disorders using laboratory methods. He stresses the importance of directly observable behaviors and the conditions or stimuli that evoke, reinforce, or extinguish them. Dr. Johns adheres to which early viewpoint of mental illness?
a. humanism
b. behaviorism
c. psychoanalysis
d. mesmerism
b
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Suppose that you are listening to an announcer read the names of the winners in an athletic event. You recall the last four names accurately, but you can't recall the names that appeared earlier in the list. This phenomenon is called:
a. the primacy effect. b. proactive interference. c. chunking. d. the recency effect.
Self-regulation often involves:
A) relaxation therapy. B) not succumbing to immediate gratification. C) weighing oneself on a daily basis. D) keeping a diary.
Which of the following is true regarding drugs currently available for the treatment of paraphilic disorders?
A. The drugs eliminate sexual desire but are only effective while they are being taken. B. The drugs reduce sex drive and continue to be effective long after the patient stops the medication. C. The drugs dramatically reduce sex drive but have side effects that make them harmful to many patients. D. They produce a "chemical castration" that effectively eliminates all sex drive permanently so that the patient will never desire sex even after discontinuing the medication.
In anterograde amnesia, memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old memories may still be retrievable
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.