It is the view of psychiatrist Thomas Szasz that mental illness is
a. a myth and does not exist.
b. best treated by using medical means.
c. caused by overwhelming stress in people's lives.
d. a major social problem that must be addressed.
Answer: a. a myth and does not exist.
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a. their desires are socially unacceptable b. their desires are legally unacceptable c. their sexuality needs to be tightly controlled d. recidivism rates are high
An example of a discriminative stimulus might be a __________
a) stop sign. b) the stimulus that acts as a US in classical conditioning. c) the white rat in Watson's Little Albert study of producing phobias. d) none of these.
Participants in a research study were told to select a gift from a group of three green pens and one orange pen. Which gift were Americans more likely to select?
A. one green pen B. two green pens C. the orange pen D. three green pens
What was the main finding of Nakao's study (1987) of status and relationships in Japan versus the United States?
A) Status is more important in the U.S. relative to Japan. B) People in U.S. companies liked people of their own status the best. C) People in Japanese companies liked people of lower status the best. D) Both Japanese and U.S. workers liked people of higher status the best.