Sandy has difficulty adjusting her behavior to new goals. Sandy is demonstrating __________, a problem reflecting damage to the __________ lobe.

A) goal neglect; frontal
B) goal neglect; parietal
C) perseveration; frontal
D) perseveration; parietal

Omar is currently undergoing psychoanalysis. His therapist asks him to keep a journal by his bed and write down his dreams immediately upon awakening. Omar brings his journal to therapy and discusses his dreams with his therapist. Omar's therapist is attempting to do which of the following?

A) uncover repressed material
B) facilitate positive transference
C) create resistance within the client
D) facilitate unconditional positive regard

Conversion disorders in men:

A) are extremely rare.
B) occur approximately half as often as they do in women.
C) are twice as likely as they are in women.
D) occur at about the same rate as they do in women.

Meagan is strongly attracted to her co-worker,but he is married.To deal with the anxiety that her feelings have generated,she has unconsciously convinced herself that he is attracted to her.What defence mechanism is Meagan using,according to Freud

A)  reaction formation 
B)  projection 
C)  regression 
D)  displacement

After drinking several cups of strong coffee, a person develops "coffee nerves" or "jitters." This probably is due to the ability of caffeine to ________.

A) block adenosine receptor sites
B) cause neurotransmitters to leak out of the synaptic vesicles and be destroyed by enzymes
C) cause an increase in the release of excitatory neurotransmitters
D) inhibit enzymes which break down excitatory neurotransmitters

Severely restricted eating and an intense fear of weight gain is to ________ as binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting is to ________.

A) anorexia nervosa;bulimia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa;anorexia nervosa
C) binge-eating disorder;anorexia nervosa
D) bulimia nervosa;binge-eating disorder

Which of the following is a fundamental tenet of early British empiricism?

A) All knowledge is acquired through the senses.
B) Some individuals enter life with a tabula rasa; others do not.
C) Some basic categories of human knowledge, such as time, space, and causality, are present at birth.
D) Certain skills, such as the ability to interpret sensory experience, are innate.