On a television talk show, an actor describes
the symptoms of anxiety he has been experiencing. He reports that the severity of the symptoms has decreased since he has been taking a drug prescribed by his therapist back in Hollywood. You conclude that the actor's therapist is probably a ________.
a) podiatrist
b) psychiatrist
c) clinical psychologist
d) counseling psychologist
ANS: b
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Follow-up research on preoperational thought indicates that preschoolers do not display the illogical characteristics that Piaget saw when the tasks are
A) first performed by more expert peers while the preschooler watches. B) simplified and made relevant to their everyday lives. C) performed by their parents rather than unfamiliar experimenters. D) performed with their own toys rather than unfamiliar objects.