Bert is standing in a shopping mall when he begins having difficulty breathing. He feels his
heart pounding, feels weak and dizzy, and notices that he is perspiring heavily. He feels like
he might be having a heart attack.
At the very least, he senses he is losing control and is afraid
that if he's not having a heart attack, he is going "crazy." Assuming that Bert is not having
an actual heart attack, he is most likely suffering from ______.
a. generalized anxiety disorder c. a panic attack
b. a social phobia d. acute stress disorder
C
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What will be an ideal response?
Pavlov called reflexes present at birth ________
a. innate b. unconditional c. unconditioned d. fixed
Which of the following illustrates latent learning?
a. returning to school in one's adult years to complete one's education b. having one's first opportunity to use CPR techniques six months after having completed the course c. not reading assigned texts until six months after the course had ended d. after failing a course, retaking and passing it