Which of the following statements is considered a characteristic of a "good" formal theory?
A. It is logical and internally consistent.
B. It is unrelated to previous research.
C. It is focused on a relatively narrow, specific subject area.
D. It includes contradictory statements that can be tested.
Answer: A
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Which of these is NOT an explanation for why snake phobias are more common than car phobias?
a. Repeated safe experiences reduce the likelihood of a learned fear b. We are more likely to fear objects that are unpredictable and uncontrollable. c. Genetic predispositions favor development of some fears rather than others. d. Phobias develop by classical conditioning between an object and a painful experience.
"La belle indifference" describes which feature of a psychological disorder?
a. The tendency for people with functional neurological symptom disorder to be unconcerned about their symptoms b. The tendency for people with dissociative identity disorder to have been highly imaginative as children c. The tendency for people with depression to have a maladaptive attributional style d. The tendency for people with bipolar disorder to swing dramatically from one end of the mood spectrum to the other e. The tendency for people with depression to show indifference toward their future
The difference between the symptoms of depressed mood and an episode of major depression is that the symptoms of major depression are
a. drastically different. c. only observed in females. b. more intense. d. always related to stressful situations.
Approximately every ___ years, the average IQ scores in the human population rise 9-15 points
a. 15 b. 30 c. 45 d. 60