(A) Functional impairment of a limb or sensory ability with no apparent physical cause
(B) A constant fear of becoming seriously ill
(C) Frequently vague complaints of physical symptoms
(D) None of these
When psychological tests are used in personal selection, an important concern regarding the tests is:
(A) Ease of administration
(B) Validity
(C) Objectivity
(D) None of these
One hallmark of projective tests is that they:
(A) Are criterion referenced
(B) Require responses to ambiguous stimuli
(C) Measure only one trait
(D) Are multiphase
n general children who score well on IQ tests have parents who:
(A) Have very high IQs
(B) Punish them if they fail to do it well
(C) Spend time with them and actively encourage their development
(D) None of these
Therapists who focus on altering faulty thought process are:
(A) Cognitive therapists
(B) Humanistic therapists
(C) Biological therapists
(D) Psychodynamic therapists
The leading cause of mind retardation is believed to be:
(A) Fetal alcohol syndrome
(B) Environmental factors
(C) Inherited traits
(D) Organic brain syndrome
Chromosomal mapping studies have found that:
(A) Schizophrenia does not appear to have genetic components
(B) Schizophrenia does appear to have a genetic component
(C) There is a single cause of schizophrenia
(D) Adoption studies do not reveal anything about schizophrenia
Illnesses that seem to result from an interaction of physical and psychological factors are called:
(A) Hysterical
(B) Somatic
(C) Psychosomatic
(D) Conversion disorders