Sam is learning to drive a car and keeps getting distracted by the oncoming headlights of the other cars. As he continues to practice driving at night, the oncoming car headlights bother him less and less. Sam's skills at night driving then begin to improve because:
A. Sam has become desensitized to light and his night-vision improves.
B. Sam is now able to attend to other important road stimuli.
C. Sam now uses the light from the oncoming headlights to read his map.
D. Sam learned it is not important to watch for oncoming cars.
B. Sam is now able to attend to other important road stimuli.
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A. "Cognitive-behavioral therapy is much less effective than interpersonal therapy and takes much longer, too." B. "Many studies have shown the usefulness of cognitive-behaviorial therapy, and it seems to prevent relapse and recurrence." C. "Drug treatment is much more effective than cognitive-behavioral therapy and has less likelihood of relapse." D. "The only way that cognitive-behavioral therapy is of any value is if it is coupled with family therapy."
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
While taking the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Jennifer notices that it contains certain questions that are asked several times in different ways. She asks her son Sean, a graduate student in psychology, why that is. What is Sean likely to say?
A. Truly psychotic individuals expect to find "strange" items on tests. B. Those items contain hidden content that is not apparent to normal people. C. Some items are used to determine if test takers are trying to "fake" the test. D. The MMPI contains a number of experimental items that are used in developing future versions of the test.
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a. youthful b. impulsive c. both of the above d. neither of the above