Mr. Carpenter is constantly afraid that he is going to
oversleep and be late for work. As a result, he spends nearly an hour total each night making certain that his alarm clock is correctly set and saying "It's set, it's set, it's set" each of the times he checks it. This repetitive action is what clinical psychologists refer to as a(n)
A) compulsion.
B) delusion.
C) hallucination.
D) obsession.
Answer: A
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a. getting to sleep b. waking up c. raising body temperature d. staying awake
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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A. Companionate love B. Appropriate femininity C. Romantic attraction D. Matching hypothesis