The year is 1952 and you have just read Hans Eysenck's study of the effectiveness of psychotherapy. A friend who has been thinking of beginning therapy asks your advice one last time. What do you tell her?
a) "Try group therapy because it is more effective than individual therapy."
b) "Don't waste your time with therapy; you would do just as well without it."
c) "Make sure your therapist has advanced training in the use of psychoanalysis."
d) "Go for it; psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in treating neurotic disorders like yours."
B
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A. psychodynamic B. trait C. cognitive behavioral D. humanistic psychology
Imagine that Carl Rogers is on a talk show handling questions about child-rearing practices. A parent calls in and asks how he should handle his son, who deliberately pushed another child off a bicycle. Carl Rogers would most likely advise the parent to
a. push the child off his own bicycle, to show him how it feels. b. tell the child, "Go to your room without supper." c. tell the child, "Daddy and I don't like you because you are bad." d. tell the child, "Trying to hurt another child is a bad thing to do."
Public and private institutions for confining and imprisoning the mentally ill were first established in ______
a. ancient times c. the Renaissance b. the Middle Ages d. the nineteenth century
Two weeks after making a public statement at odds with his previous positions, which politician is most likely to report to his close friends that he sticks by his most recent (contradictory) statement?
a. a candidate who spoke at a $1,000 a plate fundraiser b. a candidate who was far behind in the polls and had to shift tactics c. a candidate who was "cornered" by demonstrators d. a candidate who couldn't quite figure out why he contradicted himself