The fear of spiders is an example of which type of anxiety disorder?

a. Social anxiety disorder
b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. Generalized anxiety disorder
d. Specific phobia


d. Specific phobia

Psychology

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You are trying to design a new athletic program for your daughter's elementary school. You want to make the program fun for all children. Besides cost, what kinds of things should you keep in mind while designing the program?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

In addition to its involvement with motor disorders, which of the following structures has been implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

a. the cerebellum b. the thalamus c. the red nucleus d. the basal ganglia

Psychology

Rejected-withdrawn children are __________

A) extremely antagonistic B) bullies toward younger children C) passive and socially awkward D) uninterested in peer interaction

Psychology

According to psychologists, the ________ refers to the tendency to blame events outside one's control for failure but to accept responsibility for success.

A. directionality problem B. third variable problem C. behavioral inhibition system effect D. fundamental attribution error

Psychology