Which of the following is NOT true of the case study method?
a. Case studies are rich in detail.
b. Case studies are often clinical studies.
c. Case studies can be used to generate theories.
d. Case studies are conducted in settings carefully created and controlled by the
researcher.
Question 2Roots of personality psychology can be traced to the theater because
A) actors often portray characters or easily recognizable types of people.
B) Shakespeare was Freud's best (most insightful) disciple.
C) actors have always been considered celebrities.
D) early studies utilized theater-goers as subjects (easily available).
E) drama is an ancient art.
Question 3When an individual is able to discern that a given stimulus is NOT the conditioned stimulus, and therefore does not perform the conditioned response, this is called
A) generalization.
B) lateralization.
C) discrimination.
D) optimization.
E) reaction.
Question 4The latency period is characterized by
a. a period of relative calm.
b. narcissistic sexual attachments.
c. battles over toilet training.
d. none of these answers are correct
Question 5Existential guilt arises
a. over failure to fulfill all of your possibilities in life.
b. because one can never really be close to others.
c. when people aren't aware of the importance of self-determination.
d. when people spend too much time thinking and not enough time doing.
Question 6People high in the need for power tend to not particularly have images of actions that evoke strong emotional responses in others.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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