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Psychobiological Disorder Questions
Question 1 of 5
Physical symptom of psychological origin is a characteristic of
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Somatization disorder is characterized by multiple physical symptoms of psychological origin without a medical basis, unlike conversion disorder, which involves specific neurological symptoms (e.g., paralysis), or adjustment disorder, which focuses on emotional responses to stress. 'All of the above' is incorrect as only somatization fits the broad description of physical symptoms from psychological causes.
Question 2 of 5
If a person has a persistent belief that he has a serious illness despite medical reassurance, the disorder is called
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
The discriminative stimulus is also referred to as the
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In operant conditioning, the discriminative stimulus signals that a specific response will lead to a consequence, acting as an antecedent condition, making C correct. A refers to the result, B to consequences, and D to a specific type of consequence, none of which define the discriminative stimulus.
Question 4 of 5
While studying for his Year 12 mathematics examination, Sven made many attempts to answer a particular problem, but he could not solve it. He decided to have a break and make himself a snack. As he was preparing his snack, Sven suddenly realised how to solve the mathematics problem. This is an example of
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Bill's ability to direct the new driver to the school is an example of
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Bill's ability to guide the driver reflects latent learning (A), knowledge acquired earlier but not previously demonstrated. Fixed action pattern (B) is innate, stimulus generalisation (C) involves similar stimuli, and spontaneous recovery (D) is re-emergence of conditioned responses, none fitting here.