(A) personality inventory
(B) situational test
(C) projective test
(D) none of these
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The basic difference between obsession and compulsion is:
(A) The former involves preoccupation with certain thoughts while the later involves preoccupation with certain actions
(B) There is no difference between the two disorders
(C) The former is diagnosed along with the Axis III of DSM-IV whereas the later is diagnosed along with the Axis II of DSM-IV
(D) The former is a mood disorder whereas the later is an anxiety disorder
The process by which we learn not to respond to similar stimuli in an identical manner:
(A) Generalization
(B) Extinction
(C) Discrimination
(D) All of these
Which method of gathering information about the brain indicates overall activity of the brain?
(A) Studying damage to the brain
(B) Electroencephalogram (EEG)
(C) Electrical stimulation
(D) None of these
The ability to acquire information from the culture such as vocabulary and the kind of information learned in the schools is an example of what type of intelligence?
(A) Fluid intelligence
(B) Componential intelligence
(C) Crystallized intelligence
(D) None of these
When Maya first saw a violent movie, she was scared and disgusted. But now that she has seen several such movies, she is barely affected by them Maya has experienced:
(A) Habituation
(B) Catharsis
(C) Displacement
(D) None of these
A person’s intelligence quotient, or IQ, initially represented the ratio of a person’s __age divided by his or her __age.
(A) Chronological, Mental
(B) Mental, Chronological
(C) Real, Intentional
(D) Chronological, Neurological
Which area of hypothalamus is responsible for satiety behavior?
(A) Lateral hypothalamus
(B) Ventromedial hypothalamus
(C) Hyperplasia
(D) Ant diuretic hormone