Jonathan has an intellectual disability. He is unable to read books or to read music and has had no music lessons. However, he is able to play any song on the piano if he hears it once on the radio. Jonathan would best be described as having
a. a schizotypal personality.
b. savant syndrome.
c. Turner's syndrome.
d. pseudo-giftedness.
B
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The so-called "certainty effect" in decision-making refers to tendency for people to give greater weight to ____ than to ____
a. definite outcomes; probabilities b. possible positive outcomes; possible negative outcomes c. immediate (soon-to-happen) outcomes; future (far off) outcomes d. common outcomes; rare outcomes
What technique did Freud use with Rat Man that was described in the textbook?
A. token economy B. analysis of transference C. free association D. dream interpretation
In people with somatic symptom disorders, there is a disruption occurring in communications between the and the ____
a. brain; body b. head; biology c. limbs; brain d. nervous system; endocrine system
Which therapy focuses on reducing depressive symptoms by helping the client to change automatic negative thoughts?
a. sensate-focused therapy b. psychoanalytic therapy c. cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) d. interpersonal therapy (IPT)