A habitual way of approaching or perceiving a problem that often interferes with finding a correct solution is known as _______
a. a mental set
b. problem solving
c. cognition
d. habituation
a
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Katherine was attending school five blocks away from the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 . Since that time, she continues to have disturbing nightmares about planes, avoids going close to tall buildings, and talks a lot about the scary things happening in her life. Katherine may be suffering from:
a. acute stress disorder. b. a specific phobia. c. PTSD. d. generalized anxiety disorder.
If Marty is exhibiting maladaptive behavior, we would expect him to
a. exhibit behavior that is culturally relative but statistically rare. b. show social nonconforming behavior that may or may not be statistically rare. c. show a lack of consistent happiness and sociability in his life. d. have an underlying psychological or biological dysfunction that makes it difficult for him to meet the demands of day-to-day life.
To minimize ECT's potential negative effects on memory, it is
a. usually administered only to the left hemisphere. b. usually administered only to the right hemisphere. c. usually administered alternatively to both hemispheres. d. paired with rational-emotive therapy. e. generally accompanied by memory enhancement procedures.
A meteorologist is watching the Doppler radar screen at the National Weather Service Office and notices evidence of severe rain and wind. However,
he fails to recognize a pattern of counterclockwise wind movement that might indicate a tornado and thus fails to issue a warning. Several minutes later, a town 50 miles from the office is destroyed by a tornado. In terms of signal detection theory, what type of error has been made in this example? a) true negative b) true positive c) false negative d) false positive