If someone is not suffering from depression but gets diagnosed with depression anyway, the clinician who made the diagnosis made a ______ judgment.
a. false negative
b. true negative
c. false positive
d. true positive
Ans: C
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Nonie gets a new Barbie doll for her sixth birthday, and she immediately begins to punch, kick, and throw the doll around the house. Which of the following is likely to have contributed to this behavior?
a. Nonie saw Uncle Floyd yell at Auntie Mime when she threw her Barbie doll. b. Nonie saw her cousin Bruce hug and kiss his Barbie doll. c. Nonie just finished watching the new Barney beat up Barbie in a cartoon on television. d. Nonie has been socialized in a stereotypical female role.
____ refers to awareness that differs from normal consciousness.
A. Automatic processes B. Cognitive unconscious C. Controlled processes D. Altered states
In an attempt to replace the insanity plea, some states now use the "guilty but mentally ill" (GBMI) verdict, in which mentally ill criminals are usually
a. treated for their mental illnesses. b. punished for committing crimes. c. both a and b d. neither a nor b
According to Piaget's theory, parents should utilize a teaching strategy known as one-step-ahead, since a child's intellect develops mainly through
a. accommodation. b. intuitive thought. c. forced adaptation. d. scaffolding.