Emily has barricaded herself in her home. She believes that aliens are trying to take over her mind and body. She has wrapped herself in aluminum foil in order to prevent the penetration of the cosmic rays that she has "seen" coming down through her ceiling. Emily believes that she alone has been given the power by God to tell real humans from aliens pretending to be humans so she can destroy
them. Emily would most likely be diagnosed as having
a. paranoid psychosis.
b. disorganized schizophrenia.
c. dissociative disorder.
d. paranoid schizophrenia.
D
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a. A tone will be presented, and then a bell will ring. b. If the dog makes an orienting response, he will be given some food. c. A tone will be presented, and the dog will be given some food. d. If the dog barks, he will be given an electric shock.
In Thorndike’s experiment on trial and error learning, the cat would escape a puzzle box faster and faster on progressive trials. In other words, the cat ____
a. acquired faster nerve impulses on successive trials b. became more physically fit c. memorized the solution to the puzzle d. repeated effective behaviors and abandoned ineffective ones