When her boyfriend asks her about today's therapy session, Jamie responds, "It wasn't very fun. My therapist had me sit right next to her trash can, which was brimming full of garbage and half-eaten food. I could almost see the germs jumping right out at me. Now she wants me to touch something I think is contaminated at least once a day every day this week.". Jamie has probably been diagnosed
with ____ and is being treated using ____.
a. a specific phobia; exposure
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder; exposure
c. a specific phobia; systematic rational restructuring
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder; systematic rational restructuring
b
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The section on creativity in Chapter 11 examined research about intrinsic motivation and creativity in writing poetry. According to this research, people were especially likely to be creative
a. when they had high intrinsic motivation for working on the task. b. when they knew that the best poem would receive a cash prize. c. when they wrote poems with other participants in the same room, rather than when no other participants were in the room. d. when the researchers specified the initial state, the goal state, and the obstacles.
The just-world belief is illustrated in which of the following scenarios?
a. ?When Mickey is mugged at 3:30 in the morning, one of his friends thinks, “Well, what did he expect would happen if he was on the street at that time of night”? b. ?Zell gets a promotion at work, and despite the fact that others wanted the job they are genuinely happy for him and throw him a congratulatory party. c. ?Marita is a woman of strong faith, and when she is diagnosed with leukemia she prays for healing and for the strength to endure her illness. d. ?Sharon has been working at a retail establishment for several years and has stolen small amounts of money from time to time. In spite of this, she has been promoted to assistant manager of the store.
A dog learns to "shake paws" on command because it has been given dog biscuits for doing so. This is an example of
classical conditioning. operant conditioning. cognitive conditioning. stimulus conditioning.
What illnesses are connected with second-hand smoke?
a. respiratory illnesses, asthma, and lung cancer b. asthma, tuberculosis, and bronchitis c. lung cancer, asthma, and emphysema d. sinus infections, osteoporosis, and colon cancer