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Which statement would be made by someone supporting a cognitive explanation for somatic symptom and related disorders?
 
  a. People with these disorders are reinforced by others for adopting a sick role by drawing sympathy andsupport.
 b. Conversion symptoms help the person avoid anxiety-invoking situations. c. Conversion symptoms provide secondary gain.
  d. Conversion symptoms are an outward sign of an unconscious dynamic struggle between opposing motives. e. Like people with panic disorder, people with hypochondriasis tend to misinterpret bodily sensations as signsof catastrophic causes.

Question 2

Which cognitive bias best describes our tendency to judge people based on first impressions?
 
  a. confirmation bias
  b. the representativeness heuristic c. the availability heuristic
  d. the means-end heuristic e. divergent thinking


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jun 19, 2018
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