12-year old Marie has childhood-onset schizophrenia. She has difficulty sleeping because she
worries that she has contracted AIDS from germs in the environment. However, in spite of
her concerns about germs, Marie refuses to bathe or shower.
She is probably displaying
which symptom of the disorder?
a. Delusions
b. Loose associations
c. Hallucinations
d. Alogia
e. Illogical thinking
A
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A. continuity B. phi phenomenon C. perceptual set D. perception
John experiences anxiety whenever he is in a crowded room, and he leaves the crowded room to decrease his anxiety. John's behavior of leaving the crowded room to decrease his autonomic nervous system arousal is:
a. positively punished b. negatively punished c. positively reinforced d. negatively reinforced
One of the reasons why children from Western, individualistic cultures tend to score low on altruism is that
a. parents discourage altruistic behavior. b. altruism is not fostered in school. c. these cultures emphasize competition and the individual. d. altruism leads to underachievement.
Piaget’s "Substage 4: Coordination of secondary circular reactions" occurs at age:
a) 6 to 8 months of age. b) 8 to 12 months of age. c) 4 to 8 months of age. d) 5 to 8 months of age.