When describing his problem, John says, "I know that my fear of spiders is not that unusual and that I still have my job as an exterminator, but this fear is mentally killing me!" John's comments illustrate the criteria of _____ in defining abnormal behavior.
A. maladaptiveness
B. personal distress
C. statistical deviance
D. joint attention
Answer: B
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When articles are submitted for publication, the journal editor usually sends them to other scientists familiar with the topic for recommendations concerning publication. This process is referred to as:
a. summary review. b. peer review. c. evaluation. d. proof reading.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of using the range as a measure of variation?
a. It is limited because only two of the scores in the distribution are used to derive it. b. It is easily distorted by an unusually high or low score in a distribution. c. It can only be used with nominal data. d. It is limited because only two of the scores in the distribution are used to derive it and it is easily distorted by an unusually high or low score in a distribution.
Depression, mania, and bipolar disorder are all examples of ______ disorders
a. neurotic c. somatoform b. psychotic d. mood
While walking to Physics class, Marcus repeats formulas in his head in preparation for an upcoming quiz. However, when his friend Devin calls his name he forgets the formula he had just been rehearsing. In this scenario, Marcus forgets the formula because
A. rehearsal only works for five minutes before becoming ineffective. B. his attention was diverted to Devin. C. his sensory memory reached capacity. D. the information has moved back into his sensory memory.