What is the most common cognitive symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Obsessive concentration on a single idea
B. Alternating between one personality and another
C. Excessive attention to detail when discussing a topic
D. Impaired understanding of abstract concepts
Answer: D
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a. neglected. b. rejected. c. antisocial. d. controversial.
Many psychological studies lack ethnic diversity. This decreases what?
A. internal validity B. design effects C. reliability D. generalizability
Which of the following is true of inventories and checklists?
a. Behavioral clinicians do not use these kinds of self-report techniques for assessment. b. Behavioral clinicians may have people complete checklists, but not inventories. c. Behavioral clinicians make use of a wide range of inventories and checklists in their work. d. Behavior clinicians use inventories and checklists, but only when observers are supplying the ratings.
The cognitive explanation for panic disorders is that people who have them:
a. are prone to allergies and have immune deficiencies. b. misinterpret bodily sensations. c. experience more than the average amount of stress. d. have relatives who are atypically anxious.