Two friends quarreled over possession of a single orange without realizing that one of them simply wanted orange juice and the other simply wanted to orange peel to make a cake. This classic episode best illustrates the pitfalls of:

Related Mcqs:

1. Najib recently lost his job and has a great debt accumulated from gambling. He also has been feeling extreme pressure about not being able to take care of his eight children. After having too much to drink, Najib ran over a child crossing the street. Immediately following this episode, Najib could not remember who he was. This example illustrates:

   A. dissociative amnesia
   B. dissociative fugue
   C. dissociative identity disorder
   D. multiple personality disorder

2. Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:

   A. transference
   B. counterconditioning
   C. unconditional positive regard
   D. the placebo effect

3. Farida was informed by a professional palm reader. “You generally communicate openly with others, but you have certain dark secrets that even your closest friends could never guess.” The fact that Farida was impressed by the palm reader’s insight into her personality best illustrates:

   A. the Barnum effect
   B. the spotlight effect
   C. the self-reference phenomenon
   D. unconditional positive regard

4. When a person has suffered numerous hypomanic and depressive symptoms for over 2 years, but the symptoms are not serious enough in duration to be considered a mood episode, it is called what?

   A. Cyclothymic Disorder
   B. Bipolar II
   C. Bipolar I
   D. Ultra – Rapid Cycling

5. In a severe depressive episode with psychotic symptoms and self – injurious acts, which of the following would not be observed?

   A. Auditory hallucinations
   B. Severe psychomotor retardation
   C. Auto enucleation
   D. Intellectual disorganization

6. If Pavlov wanted to stop his dogs from salivating to the sound of a bell he would put them through______training.

   A. Extinction
   B. Generalization
   C. Spontaneous recovery
   D. Discrimination

7. A single, memorable case of welfare fraud has a greater impact on estimates of the frequency of welfare abuse than do statistics showing that this case is actually the exception to the rule. This illustrates that judgments are influenced by the:

   A. availability heuristic
   B. belief perseverance phenomenon
   C. framing effect
   D. confirmation bias

8. The tendency to see all the individual spokes in a bicycle wheel as part of a larger single unit best illustrates the principle of:

   A. connectedness
   B. interposition
   C. continuity
   D. closure

9. Remembering how to solve a jigsaw puzzle without any conscious recollection that one can do so best illustrates ________________ memory?

   A. explicit
   B. flashbulb
   C. sensory
   D. implicit

10. When Saleem returned from combat in the Kargil War, he began experiencing high anxiety that has persisted without any improvement. This example illustrates which anxiety related disorder?

    A. panic
    B. post – traumatic stress
    C. phobia
    D. obsessive – compulsive