In borderline personality disorder, the term "borderline" describes a traditional view of this disorder as being
a. near the border of full-blown madness.
b. on the border of neurosis and psychosis.
c. restricted and unable to be expressed.
d. nondescript and ambiguous.
b
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According to sociocognitive theory, __________.
A. the mind separates due to some traumatic experience and is never fully reintegrated, resulting in the multiple identities observed in dissociative identity disorder B. the alters in dissociative identity disorder develop as a means of escaping from some form of trauma C. dissociative identity disorder has a factitious origin D. dissociative identity disorder may develop when a suggestive patient is treated by an overzealous clinician
According to the information-processing approach,
a. we process all information at either a deep or shallow level of processing. b. introspection is the most important research technique; with the proper controls, introspection can be very reliable. c. decision-making is the primary component of all cognitive processes. d. mental processes can be interpreted as a flow of information, somewhat similar to the way a computer operates.
The extent to which Freud was influenced by Darwin is generally overstated
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What has occurred when there is a decrease in the likelihood or rate of a target response?
A. punishment B. positive reinforcement C. negative reinforcement D. positive and negative reinforcement