“Human beings respond to their subjective cognitions about their world rather than to the objective environment” is an argument for the effectiveness of:

A. Primal therapy
B. Freudian therapy
C. Cognitive therapy
D. Rankian therapy

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Rotter’s social learning theory emphasizes the following:

A. Behavioral potential
B. Expectancy
C. A reinterpretation of Freud’s theory
D. Both A and B

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The basic assumption of humanistic theories include:

A. Humans are basically good and worthy
B. Humans are basically bad and unworthy and thus have to be reconditioned using learning principles
C. There is a natural growth process that can be blocked by bad condition
D. Both A and C

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“Delusion” refer to:

A. Thoughts or beliefs that have no basis in reality
B. Feelings that have no basis in reality
C. Behaviors that have no basis in reality
D. None of these

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Double approach-avoidance” conflict is:

A. Approaching a problem from two different angles
B. A doubly strong tendency to approach an object
C. Being faced with a choice between two equally attractive goals
D. Choosing between two equally attractive objects such that the choice of one means giving up the other

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In ancient times, who supposedly inhibited the body and soul of a “crazy” person?

a) God
b) A saint
c) The devil
d) None of these

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As E scores of I-E scale show a general trend upward:

A. People show more reserve suspicion and withdrawal
B. Assassinations and events like Watergate and Vietnam increase
C. The ability for people to openly express themselves decrease
D. Both A and C

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Which of the following is not one of the factors, which tend to hinder the fairness of intelligence tests for lower class children?

A. Inappropriate norms
B. Items requiring certain experience
C. Test assume test-taking skills
D. Test givers bias the result

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The application of psychological theories, methods and techniques to solve practical human problems describes an area of psychology known as:

A. Social psychology
B. Para-psychology
C. Applied psychology
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Smoking during pregnancy is associated with:

A. High intelligence in the fetus, since the fetus must be clever to keep the cigarette burning
B .Low birth weight
C. High mortality
D. Both B and C

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