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151PsychologyMedium

All of the following are types of anxiety disorders EXCEPT:

APost-traumatic stress

BObsessive-compulsive disorder

CDissociative order

DPhobic disorders

Correct answer

C. Dissociative order

Explanation

The correct answer is Dissociative order.

152PsychologyMedium

Psychology is the science studying the behaviour of ________?

AAnimals

BLiving Organism

CMankind

DPlants

Correct answer

B. Living Organism

Explanation

The correct answer is Living Organism.

153PsychologyMedium

According to Piaget, a child can represent things with words and images but cannot reason with logic during the ________ stage?

Apreoperational

Bformal operational

Cconcrete operational

Dsensorimotor

Correct answer

A. preoperational

Explanation

The correct answer is preoperational.

154PsychologyMedium

Basic ethical guidelines psychological researchers include: ________?

Aensuring that participation is involuntary

Bproviding results and interpretations to participants

Cminimizing confidentiality

Dharming the subjects when necessary

Correct answer

B. providing results and interpretations to participants

Explanation

The correct answer is providing results and interpretations to participants.

155PsychologyMedium

According J. B Watson, ‘Psychology is a Science of________’.

AMind

BSoul

CBehaviour

DBrain

Correct answer

C. Behaviour

Explanation

The correct answer is Behaviour.

156PsychologyMedium

Which of the following is an example of apotemnophilia?

AA person just doesn’t feel like the limb is supposed to be part of his/her body

BAny or all of these

CThe person is sexually aroused by amputation and wants to have a stump

DThe person is psychotic and believes the limb is evil

Correct answer

B. Any or all of these

Explanation

The correct answer is Any or all of these.

157PsychologyMedium

The distribution of IQ scores:

Ashows that most people score between 80 and 100.

Bis approximately normal or bell-shaped.

Creveals a difference in the average for men and women.

Dfalls of abruptly above 100.

Correct answer

B. is approximately normal or bell-shaped.

Explanation

The correct answer is is approximately normal or bell-shaped..

158PsychologyMedium

The greatest degree of resistance to extinction is typically caused by a ________schedule of reinforcement.

Afixed ratio

Bvariable ratio

Cvariable interval

Dfixed interval

Correct answer

C. variable interval

Explanation

The correct answer is variable interval.

159PsychologyMedium

Defensive Pessimists set low expectations and ruminate over the worst possible outcomes; however research has shown that they perform similarly in terms of academic performance compared to which group of people?

AOptimists

BPessimists

CExtraverts

DNeurotics

Correct answer

C. Extraverts

Explanation

The correct answer is Extraverts.

160PsychologyMedium

The clinical method is particularly useful to the study of such school problems as the following:

AThe serve stutter or stammerer

BThe chronic delinquent

CAll of the above

DThe serve reading-disability case

Correct answer

C. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

Basic ethical guidelines psychological researchers include: ________?

Aensuring that participation is involuntary

Bproviding results and interpretations to participants

Cminimizing confidentiality

Dharming the subjects when necessary

Correct answer

B. providing results and interpretations to participants

Explanation

The correct answer is providing results and interpretations to participants.

Which of the following is an example of apotemnophilia?

AA person just doesn’t feel like the limb is supposed to be part of his/her body

BAny or all of these

CThe person is sexually aroused by amputation and wants to have a stump

DThe person is psychotic and believes the limb is evil

Correct answer

B. Any or all of these

Explanation

The correct answer is Any or all of these.

The distribution of IQ scores:

Ashows that most people score between 80 and 100.

Bis approximately normal or bell-shaped.

Creveals a difference in the average for men and women.

Dfalls of abruptly above 100.

Correct answer

B. is approximately normal or bell-shaped.

Explanation

The correct answer is is approximately normal or bell-shaped..