Describe the cognitive interview. Why did psychologists develop this particular interview?
What will be an ideal response?
* Serious problems are associated with hypnosis and the use of suggestive questions in interviews.
* After listening to numerous tape recordings, psychologists found typical interviews involved many questions (often closed-ended) and frequent interruptions.
* The cognitive interview involves more of a narrative description of an incident; fewer questions are asked and they are generally open-ended.
* A witness may be asked to reinstate the mental content or setting in which the incident occurred, and may be asked to remember the events in different temporal order.
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Which of the following statements about sex differences in religious involvement and spirituality in late adulthood is true?
A) Women and men are equally likely to report that religion is very important to them. B) Women are more likely than men to engage in religious activities. C) Men are more likely than women to engage in a personal quest for connectedness with a higher power. D) Men are more likely than women to report that religion is very important to them.
Amy is seeing a psychologist because she has distressing thoughts that lead to anxiety. The psychologist helps Amy to identify the distressing thoughts and the emotional response that follows, and to get rid of the distressing thoughts. Which cognitive behavior modification procedure is being used?
a. cognitive restructuring b. problem-solving therapy c. cognitive coping skills training d. self-monitoring