Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation and exposure to the feared object?
a) extinction
b) punishment
c) token economy
d) systematic desensitization
d
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Which item would NOT typically be on a list of the characteristics of postformal thought?
a. Understanding that knowledge is relative b. Accepting that the world is full of contradictions c. Rejecting input from others as it will taint the truth d. Integrating contradictions in some larger understanding
A carpenter suffered a stroke and is now unable to recall the names of his tools. Which area of his brain is MOST likely damaged?
A) the lower left temporal lobe B) the region where the temporal lobe meets the parietal and occipital lobes C) the front of the left temporal lobe D) the left prefrontal cortex
The heritability coefficient is calculated from
a. means for the groups being compared. b. the variabilities for the groups being compared. c. correlations within identical twin pairs and within fraternal twin pairs. d. trait estimates by mothers and fathers.
The most common sex chromosome disorders involve
A) aggressive and antisocial behavior, particularly in adolescent males. B) the presence of an extra chromosome (either X or Y) or the absence of one X in females. C) spontaneous miscarriage in the first or second trimester of pregnancy. D) mental retardation and severe physical deformities.