Which explanation for the development of somatic symptom disorders is least plausible?
a. ?abnormal serotonin functioning
b. ?massive repression of unwanted impulses or memories
c. ?a predisposition based on a combination of biological and psychological traits
d. ?childhood experiences in which physical illness brought special attention
ANSWER:
b
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In Garcia and Koelling’s taste aversion study, why were the rats unable to associate a bright-noisy stimulus with feeling ill?
a. ?The rats lacked the cognitive ability to do so. b. ?The rats enjoyed the bright-noisy stimulus enough to tolerate their illness. c. ?The rats relied more on taste and smell rather than vision and hearing for identifying food. d. ?The rats were so distracted or frightened by the bright-noisy stimulus they did not notice they were ill.