Suppose that Danielle was an eyewitness to a store robbery. She gives the police a description of the criminal: "30-35 year-old male, brown hair, light eyes, about 5'10", with a missing finger on his left hand." A few weeks later, police track down a suspect. He fits Danielle's description, and additionally has a lazy eye and a huge tattoo on his neck. If police use the match-to-culprit approach
in constructing a lineup for eyewitness identification, then the foils in the lineup ____.
a. may or may not have brown hair
b. will definitely have brown hair, but may or may not be missing fingers
c. will definitely have brown hair and missing fingers, but may or may not have a tattoo
d. will definitely have brown hair, missing fingers, and a tattoo
C
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Freud believed that most, if not all, psychological disorders are mainly the result of anxiety. However, Freudian explanations of the anxiety disorders receive much less attention today than they once did. From what you've learned of Freudian theory, how would a Freudian explanation of the etiology of the anxiety disorders differ from the types of explanations presented in your text?
What will be an ideal response?
Hypnobirthing "puts the mother in charge" and encourages her to
a. use a coach. b. focus on relaxing scenes and decrease muscle tension. c. use a general anesthesia. d. use a doula.
Muriel believes that science should be based solely on things that can be observed with absolute certainty. What school of thought is she likely a member of?
A) The Barnum Society B) logical positivism C) parsimony D) phrenology
What is the difference between kleptomania and ordinary shoplifting?
a) The kleptomaniacal person steals for the enjoyment of stealing, not for the need of the object that they have stolen. b) Kleptomania involves the theft of significant or "expensive" items, whereas shoplifting involves the theft of items of trivial value. c) Kleptomania involves stealing repeatedly over a period of time, whereas shoplifting refers to a single episode of theft. d) Kleptomania involves causing damage while stealing, such as breaking into a home or store, whereas shoplifting is not a destructive act.