Daria has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is being given an intelligence test. The examiner asks Daria what it means when one says, "Strike while the iron is hot." Daria replies, "You cannot iron clothes with a cold iron." Daria's response demonstrates ____

a. concrete thinking
b. ideas of reference
c. delusional thinking
d. poverty of speech


a

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a. reliable b. valid c. standardized d. effective

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"Birds of a feather" is a phrase that refers to __________

a) similarity b) reinforcement c) self-disclosure d) emotional expression

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Alanna was hypnotized while in the last week of pregnancy and told that when she was in

labor she would feel no pain. This instruction is termed a _________ suggestion a. cognitive b. challenge c. ideomotor d. autonomic e. passive

Psychology

Suppose you see a short list of words. Then you learn a long list that contains the items from the short list. When your memory for the long list is tested, you remember best the items that were also on the short list

This finding demonstrates the operation of ________ memory. a) priming b) semantic c) episodic d) procedural

Psychology