Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology

True and False Questions 1. Psychiatry is a subfield of medicine that specializes in studying and treating mental disorders. 2. The endocrine system conveys information in the form of hormones from one area of the body to another. 3. People show slower reaction times to threat related stimuli. 4. Hypnosis is a state of sleep. 5. Concepts, categories, algorithms, and heuristics are all examples of schemas. 6. Erickson proposed that the main psychosocial crisis of early adulthood is intimacy versus isolation. 7. According to the realistic conflict theory, prejudice stems from a need to enhance one’s self-esteem. 8. The current DSM is a categorical system of diagnosis. 9. The prevalence of depression has been decreasing in recent decades. 10. Antidepressant drugs boost activity in the brain’s reward system.

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