Amy quickly becomes the center of attention when she enters a room. She is a tall and attractive young woman who generally wears something striking. Amy is known as a flirt and acts in a seductive manner around men. When Amy speaks, she uses very exaggerated terms, even when describing relatively ordinary situations. Amy's diagnosis is most likely ________ personality disorder.
A. histrionic
B. narcissistic
C. borderline
D. dependent
Answer: A
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Superstitions and phobias are based on what type of learning?
a. Positive reinforcement b. Avoidance learning c. Fixed response schedules of reinforcement d. Fixed interval schedules of reinforcement
Neuroimaging studies of hallucinating patients indicate increased activity in __________, an area of the frontal lobe associated with speech production.
A. Wernicke's area B. the cerebellum C. the hippocampus D. Broca's area
Bridgett and Timothy are in their thirties and are interested in starting a family because they want children to carry on the traditions and ideals of their families after they are no longer alive. According to Erikson, Bridgett and Timothy may be dealing with the crisis of
A. autonomy. B. industry. C. intimacy. D. generativity.
When a researcher tests his or her hypothesis, he or she is
often hoping to gather information that is consistent with a particular theory. What, more specifically, allows a researcher to say that he or she has "proven" a theory? A) Any time a hypothesis is confirmed, a theory is automatically "proven." B) Any time a hypothesis confirms one theory and simultaneously disconfirms at least one other theory, a theory has been "proven." C) Any time a hypothesis confirms one theory and simultaneously disconfirms all other known theories, a theory has been "proven." D) A researcher is never able to say that he or she has "proven" a theory.