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Multiple sclerosis is a disease that is most directly associated with the degeneration of:
Dr. VanBrunt believes that individuals learn many of their behaviors by observing others and through conditioning. She also emphasizes that how people think about the situations they are involved in affects their behavior. Dr. VanBrunt is most likely a
The famous test introduced by Hermann Rorschach asks test-takers to respond to.
By selective breeding, researchers can produce bold or shy birds. This best illustrates that some personalitydifferences among birds are A. fixations.B. empirically derived. C. genetically influenced.D. defense mechanisms.
Martin is optimistic, impulsive, excitable, and restless. In terms of the Eysencks' basic personality dimensions, he would be classified as
Trait theorists are more concerned with ________ personality than with ________ it.A. predicting; assessing B. describing; explaining C. changing; analyzing D. interpreting; observing
Projective tests are most closely associated with the ________ perspective.
When John McKay nervously began teaching his first class, he overestimated the extent to which his students would notice that he was anxious. His reaction best illustrates
Compared with Freud, contemporary research psychologists are LESS likely to think of unconscious mentaldynamics as involvingA. parallel processing.B. repressive censoring.C. implicit memory.D. right hemisphere activity.
According to terror-management theory, anxiety about our own mortality motivates enhancement ofA. self-esteem.B. parallel processing.C. reciprocal determinism.D. an external locus of control.
Terror-management theory emphasizes that anxiety is triggered by an awareness of one'sA. impending death.B. erogenous zones.C. reciprocal determinismD. unconditional positive regard.
A researcher using the MMPI in a research study is most likely basing her or his hypothesis on which perspective on personality?
Contemporary psychodynamic theorists assume that childhood experiences have long-term consequences for ourA. Electra complex.B. collective unconscious. C. social attachment styles. D. erogenous zones.
Jacinda failed her last history midterm. Which of the following conclusions would be most representative of a self-serving bias on Jacinda's part?
An individual who perceives an internal locus of control would most likely show signs of a
A consistent tendency to be shy is best described as a(n)A. trait.B. projection.C. Oedipus complex.D. false consensus effect.
9. Children who release unexpressed anger toward their parents by kicking the family pet illustrate the defense mechanism of.
People respond to stress with greater anxiety if they haveA. a weak superego.B. an internal locus of control.C. unconditional positive regard.D. a reactive autonomic nervous system.
Jin is searching for a sense of purpose in life that goes beyond fulfilling her own potential for growth and self-actualization. According to Maslow, Jin is striving for A. identification.B. self-transcendence.C. free association.D. reciprocal determinism.
Damage to the basilar membrane is most likely to affect one's: