According to one perspective, people develop dissociative identity disorder:
A. rapidly, in a matter of seconds, following trauma
B. as a way to cope and defend against the trauma of abuse
C. to create cognitive dissonance
D. only in childhood
Answer: B
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The class of disorders in which people lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory, resulting in disruptions in their sense of identity, is known as
a. somatoform disorders. b. psychosomatic disorders. c. anxiety disorders. d. dissociative disorders.
The stage of concrete operations is said to be "concrete" because
a. the child attributes human qualities to concrete objects. b. facts are taken to be set in stone, not to be given up easily. c. an object must be present for the child to recognize its existence. d. children can perform operations only on tangible objects and actual events.
Dr. Vancil can tell when her patients have lost consciousness because they experience _____.
A. decreased connectivity between the cerebral cortex and subcortical areas such as the thalamus, hypothalamus, and basal ganglia. B. increased overall activity of the cortex but decreased subcortical areas C. loss of synchrony and connectivity between cortical areas but intact subcortical areas D. loss of synchrony and connectivity between subcortical areas but intact cortical areas
Which of the following correlation coefficient would reflect a conclusion made by a researcher that two variables are not related?
A. r = +.02 B. r = -.98 C. r = +.36 D. r = -.30