As Carol and Ken are leaving for a trip, Carol repeatedly asks Ken, "Did we turn off the coffee pot?" For their entire trip, Carol worries about the coffee pot. Carol's doubt about turning off the coffee pot is a(n) ________
a) obsession
b) compulsion
c) both an obsession and a compulsion
d) neither an obsession nor a compulsion
ANS: A, An obsession is an anxiety-producing intrusive thought.
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When Jennifer first came home from the hospital as a baby, she had colic and often cried. Her parents were terribly worried about her and became distressed whenever she would begin to sob
Although Jennifer is now nearly four, and the colic has long since disappeared, her parents both experience a sense of restlessness and anxiety whenever they hear a baby crying. In this situation, the parents' anxiety is a(n) A) unconditioned stimulus. B) intergenerational stimulus. C) conditioned stimulus. D) condemnation response. E) conditioned response.