Which of the Following Is False

question 190

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false?

• A) Debates about the appropriate conceptualization and categorization of personality disorders are likely to continue
• B) The issue of what is considered "normal" personality and what is considered deviant has recently been resolved
• C) Critics of the personality disorders in the DSM-IV-TR say that these disorders merely represent extremes of the normal personality traits
• D) Personality disorders tend to be chronic, pervasive, and amorphous rather than discrete and acute symptoms

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond differently based on past learning.

2nd Order Conditioning

A form of conditioning in which a stimulus that becomes a conditioned stimulus is used to condition a second stimulus.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred, following a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Loud Noise

A sound with a high decibel level that can potentially cause hearing damage or discomfort.