"I don't know what is wrong with me," says Lucy. "It used to take just a couple of drinks to get me ‘going,' but now it takes four or five." What is Lucy exhibiting?
A) Withdrawal
B) Tolerance
C) Delirium
D) Resistance
Answer: B
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a. determine whether certain factors are specific to schizophrenia or apply to other disorders. b. identify the differences between people with schizophrenia and people without mental disorder. c. control for differences between subjects in severity of illness. d. control for subject and experimenter bias.
Pina and colleagues (2006) refer to "I-sharing" as an important form of similarity whereby individuals share
a. a subjective experience. b. a level of physical attractiveness. c. political ideologies. d. technological expertise.
In operant conditioning, stimuli that precede reinforced and nonreinforced responses are known as
a. facilitating stimuli. b. reinforcing stimuli. c. avoidance stimuli. d. discriminative stimuli.
Which best illustrates the concept of a defense mechanism?
a. Stacey learns karate. b. Diane forgot to bring her textbook to class. c. Laurie cannot remember being raped. d. Michael always uses his car alarm.