What is thought suppression?
a. a symptom of panic attack
b. an attention deficit caused by intrusive images
c. an active attempt to stop thinking about something
d. the absence of rational thinking
Answer: c.
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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. People in France are leaner, on average, than are North Americans, even though their diets are high in fat. 2. The average meal duration is greater in Canada than it is in France. 3. Self-regulation is more effective when it focuses on what to do instead of what not to do. 4. Dieters are better off focusing on increasing their exercise level instead of restricting their eating. 5. Sexually active university females who do not use birth control rate themselves as more likely to become pregnant than are the average sexually active university female.
Client-centered therapists are especially likely to rely on __________ as the primary source of information about their clients
a. self-reports b. previous diagnoses c. projective personality test data d. objective personality test data
Dr. Hood is conducting a research study in which she is examining two different methods for helping to combat social phobia in adolescents. The intervention methods being studied represent the __________ variable.
A. independent B. control C. dependent D. confounding
Which one of the following statements indicates the complicated relationship between serotonin and aggression?
A. Selective serotonin reuptake–inhibiting drugs cause male hamsters to be less aggressive but also cause female hamsters to be more aggressive. B. Drugs that increase serotonin in the brain sometimes make males more aggressive and other times make them less aggressive. C. Low serotonin seems to be correlated with increased aggression in young males but reduced aggression in older males. D. Artificial neurotransmitters that mimic serotonin sometimes cause younger females to become less aggressive and older females to be more aggressive.