If you do something contrary to your beliefs or attitudes, you will experience the most cognitive dissonance when the amount of the reward or justification for your actions is low

The observed traits or characteristics that a person has areall together called the

A) genotype B) genome C) physical-type D) phenotype

Over the years several changes have occurred in electroconvulsive therapy

Because you have seen movies such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest you are reluctant to give consent for such treatment for your uncle who the court has declared unable to make the decision for himself. You express your concerns to the chief psychiatrist. What will you be told that will allay your fears? a) The patient is under general anesthesia and the treatment is done to only one side of the head. b) Treatment now involves battery-powered shocks that are given only once, with no side effects. c) The electrical pulse is about one-third what it was in the past, and with bifrontal placement, there is little effect on memory. d) Prior to receiving the treatment, both antidepressants and anesthetics are given, so the treatment is safer and works more quickly.