Your textbook discusses the case of Stephanie, who is a victim of rape. For months after her assault, Stephanie was constantly on the lookout for new threats. This condition is called

a. hypersensitivity.
b. hypovigilance.
c. hypervigilance.
d. Korsokov's syndrome.

Answer: c.

Psychology

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According to your psychology text, which of the following statements is FALSE concerning women and ethnic minorities in the field of psychology?

a. By 1906 in America, about one psychologist in 10 was a woman. b. By 2000, the percentage of undergraduate and graduate degrees that have been awarded to women has increased to 40 percent. c. Margaret Washburn was the first woman to be awarded a Ph.D. in psychology in 1894. d. Inez Beverly Prosser, the first African-American female psychologist, was awarded her Ph.D. in 1933.

Psychology

The notion of self-reinforcement is important in the accounts of personality development provided by

a. traditional behaviorists. b. neo-Freudians. c. humanistic theorists. d. social learning theorists.

Psychology