A phobia is:
A. a fearful response to a dangerous stimulus
B. an intense and irrational fear that is out of proportion to the object's actual danger
C. the feeling that people or organizations are out to get us
D. mild arousal that results from being in enclosed spaces
Answer: B
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a. the client begins to experience resistance and transference b. the therapist is able to explain the latent content of the client's dreams c. the client's unconscious conflicts are brought into conscious awareness d. the therapist is able to explain the manifest content of the client's dreams
When polled, _____________ 18- to 29-year-olds rate a happy marriage as an important ingredient to a good life
a) 5 out of 10 b) 3 out of 7 c) 9 out of 10 d) 7 out of 10
The vestibular pathway includes projections to:
A. the facial muscles. B. the thalamus and the hypothalamus. C. the amygdala and hippocampus. D. the medulla, pons, and cerebellum.
In laboratory studies, as in the real world, what types of groups usually end up with the fewest rewards for the group?
A) groups with a mix of prosocial and egoistic members B) groups with all prosocial members C) groups with all egoistic members D) groups with predominantly prosocial members and a few egoistic members