Vernon is visiting the bank to deposit some money. As he completes the deposit slip, the ink in the pen suddenly runs dry. Vernon feels an odd combination of anger, sadness, and worry. "Why has this happened now?! I don't need another setback in my life. I'm not going to be able to complete this transaction! This is yet another failure in a failed life," he thinks to himself. What personality type is Vernon exhibiting?
A. Type A
B. Type B
C. Type C
D. Type D
Answer: D
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A. Exteroceptive exposure B. Interoceptive exposure C. Anxiety sensitivity training D. Cognitive reconditioning
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A. selective responding B. selective attention C. discrimination D. spontaneous generalization
Comparing your own scores on a self-report scale to the scores of others in your class contribute to which of the following?
A. false dichotomy B. positive psychology C. falsification D. self-knowledge
According to correspondent inference theory, which of the following is most likely to lead to a dispositional attribution?
a) Behaviour that produces a range of possible consequences b) A socially desirable behaviour c) Behaviour as a result of coercion d) A behaviour that has non-common effects