It holds only a few items (research shows a range of $7+/-2$ items) and only lasts for about seconds:
- A. 30
- B. 20
- C. 10
- D. 25
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Short-term memory holds 7 ± 2 items for about 20 seconds, per Miller's 'Magical Number Seven' (1956).
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Is difficult without self-disclosure
- A. Self-evaluation
- B. Self-regulation
- C. Self-understanding
- D. Self-acceptance
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Self-understanding requires disclosing one's thoughts and feelings.
The child's ability to understand perspective-taking develops during
- A. Sensorimotor
- B. Preoperational
- C. Concrete operational
- D. Formal operational
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Perspective-taking, overcoming egocentrism, develops in the concrete operational stage (Piaget).
The psychological test measure unconscious mind is
- A. Rorschach
- B. MMPI
- C. TAT
- D. All of these
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The Rorschach inkblot test probes unconscious thoughts and feelings through interpretation of ambiguous images.
A terminally ill patient says, I know I'm not going to get well, but still and the patients voice trails off. Which response by the nurse would be therapeutic?
- A. What do you hope for?
- B. No, you're not going to get well.
- C. Do you have questions about what is happening?
- D. I'm happy you are being realistic about your future.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This open-ended response is an example of following the patients lead. It provides an opportunity for the patient to speak about whatever is on his or her mind. The incorrect options are not therapeutic; they block further communication, refocus the conversation, give advice, or suggest the nurse is uncomfortable with the topic.
The major benefits of studying human relations involves all of the following except
- A. Coping with personal problems
- B. Acquiring invalid information about human relations
- C. Coping with job problems
- D. Developing skills in dealing with people
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Human relations study provides valid insights, not invalid information.