A year ago, her family moved from a large city to a smaller town. Glenda
was upset about moving in the middle of her kindergarten year because she loved her
teacher and class, and missed many of her friends.
For almost a year, Glenda cried
frequently, was touchy and irritable towards her parents, and ate and slept more than
before. Glenda is now in second grade. She does not like her new teacher and has few
friends. Since school started a few weeks ago, Glenda has cried almost every night
and has refused to eat or come out of her room. Glenda tells her parents that she will
jump out of her bedroom window if they make her go to school, and says that she
feels worthless and that nobody loves her. It is likely that Glenda is experiencing:
a. Major depressive disorder
b. Dysthymic disorder
c. Bipolar disorder
d. Double depression
e. A comorbid mood and anxiety disorder
D
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Studies have shown that prepared childbirth classes __________.
A. do not produce healthier mothers and babies than standard medical practice B. lengthen labor C. produce healthier mothers and babies than standard medical practice D. increase the use of pain medications during labor
One of Pavlov's dogs had stopped salivating at the sound of the tone. The next day the tone was presented again and the dog began salivating. Pavlov referred to this as
a. shaping. b. spontaneous extinction. c. stimulus generalization. d. spontaneous recovery. e. higher-order conditioning.
A single-blind experiment would most likely be used to minimize the
a. researcher bias. b. correlation versus causation problems. c. problem of obtaining a representative sample. d. research participant bias.
Which of the following statements best illustrates self-perception theory?
a. "I might not know why, but I know what I like." b. "I often don't know what I like until I see what I do." c. "I like classical music because my wife is always playing it." d. "I get a warm feeling inside when I listen to my favorite songs."