Thinking that the national newscasters are speaking directly to you is one example of
a. overgeneralization.
b. magnification.
c. arbitrary inference.
d. personalization.
d
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Which of the following is true of the universality studies conducted independently by Sylvan Tomkins (Tomkins & McCarter, 1964), Paul Ekman, and Wallace Friesen (Ekman, 1972) and Carroll Izard (1971)?
a) It provided the initial evidence for the universality of five emotions: envy, trust, acceptance, pride, and shame. b) Six different types of methodologically sound studies were originally included in the universality study series. c) It is a series of studies that demonstrated the pancultural universality of facial expressions of emotion. d) It suggested that infants in the first year of life display relatively undifferentiated facial expressions of negative emotions.
Which of the following statements does NOT correctly describe the circumstances of mentally ill people prior to the late 19th century? a. The community often took on the care of the mentally ill
b. Family members often cared for a mentally ill person at home. c. Mentally ill people received specialized care in psychiatric hospitals. d. Often, mentally ill people were left to care for themselves.
Which of the following is NOT true of aversion therapy?
a. It has been successful with drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, stuttering, and overeating. b. It is not widely used. c. It is usually used as one element of a larger treatment program. d. It is based on operant conditioning.
Which two groups should perform most similarly on a cognitive task?
a. Good students who go to effective and ineffective schools b. Bad students who go to effective and ineffective schools c. Good students who go to an ineffective school, and bad students who go to an effective school d. Bad students who go to an ineffective school, and good students who go to an effective school