In which disorder to people alternate between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild overexcitement?
a. conversion disorder
b. bipolar disorder
c. dissociative identity disorder
d. schizophrenia
e. obsessive-compulsive disorder
Answer: b. bipolar disorder
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a. had become impaired in her ability to work. b. did not have any manic or hypomanic symptoms. c. had been separated from her husband for five years. d. felt unworthy of her latest promotion at work.
Classical conditioning has been offered as an explanation for which of the following?
a. Absolute pitch b. Synesthesia c. Drug tolerance d. Bird migration
Applying pupillometry to performance in the Stroop Task, researchers have found that pupil diameter is greatest for
a. congruent trials. b. incongruent trials. c. non-color words. d. conjunction trials.
Which of the following statements is true of scientific thinking?
A. It asserts the use of scientific authority. B. It rules out the need for a set of procedures thought to be important for science. C. It condones skepticism. D. It involves the reasoning skills required to generate, test, and revise theories.