An adult in therapy develops a fantasy about being abused as a child. The patient views the fantasy as a true memory. The patient's belief best illustrates which of the following?

a. explicit memory decay
b. implicit memory decay
c. long-term potentiation
d. false memory syndrome


D

Psychology

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Celia is taking an interest inventory. One of the questions asks her to choose which she would prefer doing: traveling, reading books, or cooking. The question does not give her a "none of the above" option. What is this format called?

a. forced choice c. validity of scale b. behavior rating scale d. reliability of scale

Psychology

Mahmoud is blind and suffers from autism and intellectual disability. He can play extremely complicated musical pieces on the piano, however, after hearing them only once, even though he has no formal musical training. Mahmoud is best described as having __________.

A. savant syndrome B. Wernicke's syndrome C. idiopathic autism D. Turner syndrome

Psychology

A cross-sectional study investigates people of different ________ at the same point in time

a. genders b. ages c. ethnic origins d. degrees of intelligence

Psychology

Describe the four core features offered by effective therapy, and explain why each is important

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology