As part of an application for a job, Dan is asked to complete some psychological tests including one in which he responds true or false to items such as "I feel sad most of the time," or "I had a good childhood."
What type of psychological test is Dan taking?
a) a behavioral log
b) the TAT
c) a projective test
d) an inventory
d
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Although most people can recognize the expressions of happiness, sadness, fear, anger, disgust, and surprise, why is this result NOT convincing evidence that we have six "basic" emotions? a. The expressions vary slightly from one culture to another
b. People could recognize these expressions more accurately, if they were posed differently. c. People could recognize these expressions more accurately if posture were added. d. People can recognize other facial expressions.
Which best describes the "fetal position?"
a. Head up, limbs stretched out b. Head up, limbs curled in c. Head down, limbs stretched out d. Head down, limbs curled in
Fanny, who lives in the United States, has AIDS. When her son Alexander is born, he also tests positive for HIV. Fanny wonders what this means for Alexander's life expectancy. Fanny's competent doctor is most likely to tell her that as the result of the development of more effective drug treatments, Alexander will
a. die within a few weeks. b. live one to two years. c. have a 50 to 75 percent chance of living to age five years. d. be unlikely to ever die of the complications of AIDS.
Which model of abnormality explains abnormal behavior as the result of a set of learned responses?
a. psychoanalytic b. cognitive c. behavioral d. biological e. humanistic