One reason information disappears from short-term memory is:
a. interference c. lack of motivation
b. lack of rehearsal d. low intelligence
A
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Which of the following approaches to personality assessment involves asking people to give an account of and answer questions about their behavior and feelings in various situations?
a. Behavioral assessment procedures c. Experience sampling procedures b. Projective techniques d. Self-report personality tests
In the play Harvey, a man who says he sees a six-foot white rabbit is the target of people who want to admit him involuntarily to a psychiatric hospital. Why is this kind of civil commitment something to be avoided if at all possible?
a. People who are in hospitals involuntarily are usually denied treatment. b. Civil commitment leads to the stigma of psychiatric hospitalization, major disruptions in the person's life, loss of control over one's life, and loss of self-esteem. c. People who are civilly committed spend more time in the hospital than they would in prison if they were convicted of a crime. d. Civil commitment takes away the person's due process rights.
The Levine and Levine hypothesis concerns
a. historical cycles, progressive and conservative. b. popular explanations for social problems. c. both "a" and "b" d. empowerment and prevention.
Approximately what proportion of American adolescents who are clinically depressed have at least one other psychological disorder?
A) 4/5 B) 2/3 C) 1/2 D) 1/4