Regarding the culture-bound syndromes and diagnostic classification, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Culturebound syndromes provide little guidance about the true nature of a person's problems or the best
way to treat them.
b. Culture-bound disorders occur only in Eastern, Hispanic, and African cultures and not in Western cultures, such as the U.S. and Canada.
c. The classification of the DSM-5 is based on empirical data and clinical observations.
d. The definitions of mental disorders in the DSM have changed over time with some mental disorders being deleted and new ones added.
ANSWER: b
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a. a variety of intuitive functions. b. broad reasoning and problem-solving abilities. c. generative and creative reasoning skills. d. specific personality variables.
One of Watson's most enduring contributions to psychology was his
a. application of technology to human behavioral problems. b. emphasis on objectivity in psychological research. c. invention of new laboratory techniques for measuring behavior. d. insistence that mental events are appropriate subjects for psychologists to study. e. discovery of the law of effect.
What is the difference between working memory and short-term memory?
A. Working memory is part of long-term memory. B. Short-term memory is limited to a few items within working memory. C. Working memory controls the memories in short-term memory. D. Short-term memory is a subset of procedural memory.