Dr Kay Researches the Effectiveness of Different Therapies for Treating

question 95

Multiple Choice

Dr. Kay researches the effectiveness of different therapies for treating severe anxiety disorders. He is MOST likely a ____.

• A)personality psychologist
• B)clinical psychologist
• C)cognitive psychologist
• D)Freudian psychoanalyst

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Definitions:

Social Facilitation

An improvement in the performance of well-learnt/easy tasks and a deterioration in the performance of poorly learnt/difficult tasks in the mere presence of members of the same species.

Free-rider Effect

A phenomenon where individuals benefit from resources or services without contributing to the cost, common in public goods scenarios.

Public Goods Dilemma

A situation in economics where individuals must decide whether to contribute to a public good that benefits all, even if contributing comes at a personal cost, leading to challenges in provisioning and maintaining public goods.

Sherif's Summer Camps

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Muzafer Sherif, demonstrating how intergroup conflict and cooperation can be influenced by group goals and challenges.