Research seems to indicate that individuals with one paraphilia
a. often have another, more embarrassing paraphilia that they are trying to hide.
b. are more likely than average to have a substance abuse problem.
c. are less likely to have legal trouble.
d. are more likely to have several other, similar paraphilias.
Answer: d. are more likely to have several other, similar paraphilias.
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a CR was acquired by pairing a medium-intensity tone (CSMT) with a medium-intensity electric shock (USM). Later the tone was used in a higher-order conditioning procedure to establish a CR to a medium-intensity light (CSML). According to the S-R models of basic acquisition (S-R, S-S and S-R, S-R), extinguishing the CR to the tone should
a. make the electric shock ineffective in future conditioning. b. also eliminate the CR to the light. c. leave the CR to the light unaffected. d. convert the light into an inhibitory CS.
A psychologist says, "We know it is a psychological disorder because the physical symptoms have no physiological basis and the symptoms are not under voluntary control." What is the psychologist describing?
a. a somatic symptom disorder b. an anxiety disorder c. alcoholism d. a dissociative disorder
Induced labors are justified when
A) continuing the pregnancy threatens the well-being of the mother or baby. B) the baby has not arrived by its due date. C) the doctor determines that it is a convenient time to deliver the baby. D) the mother and father want the baby to arrive on a particular date.
Dr. Amad is a psychologist who is studying how parts
of the brain control particular mental or behavioral functions, such as being able to recognize faces, speak, problemsolve, or move one's hands or feet. Dr. Amad would be referred to as as a a. neurogenic psychologist. b. biopsychologist. c. physiological behaviorist. d. cranial behaviorist.