What is the convincing evidence that autism involves some form of brain damage?
a. Nearly half of individuals with autism have some level of intellectual disability.
b. Most children with autism suffered some form of brain trauma at birth
c. Autism runs in families.
d. Autism develops fairly quickly and at a young age.
a
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Regarding the profession of psychology, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Counseling psychologists tend to treat milder problems than do clinical psychologists, although such differences are fading. b. Most clinical psychologists have a Ph.D. degree and follow a scientist-as-practitioner model. c. To work as a clinical or counseling psychologist, you must have a license issued by a state examining board. d. The word "shrink" is a slang term that refers to all types of counselors and mentalhealth professionals.
The ability to concentrate on certain specific stimuli while ignoring others is called
A. habituation. B. selective attention. C. automatization. D. conscious attention.
The adage "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" can be applied to a person-by-situation interaction perspective to reflect which of the concepts below?
A) Experience has its effect in the context of previous experiences. B) Older people resist new experiences. C) Experience has its effect in the context of previous experiences, but if we have not had a learning experience in the past year, we will be unable to learn new tricks. D) Experience is the best teacher. E) Once we reach a certain age, we cannot learn anything new.
People with somatic symptom disorders often have comorbid anxiety or
A) dissociative disorders. B) personality disorders. C) depressive disorders. D) bipolar disorders.