A man has been accused of a crime. He asks his lawyer if they should blame peer pressure for his behavior. The lawyer responds that this defense only tends to reduce sentences in societies that are
A. collectivist.
B. history-focused.
C. object-focused.
D. individualist.
Answer: D
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__________ refers to adjusting or controlling emotional reactions in order to achieve one's goals.
A. The attachment relationship B. Goodness of fit C. Emotional competence D. Emotion regulation
Humanistic psychologists believe that each of us can control our own behavioral destiny and that we can consciously rise above whatever animalistic urges might be coded in our genes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to cognitive psychologists, when a person perceives only certain stimuli among a larger array of possibilities, this distortion in thinking is called
a. selective perception. b. overgeneralization. c. all-or-nothing thinking. d. personification.
Randy meets a Californian who grows his own vegetables and refuses to eat nonorganic food. Randy concludes that Californians are overzealous about nutrition. Which critical thinking guideline did Randy overlook?
a. Don't oversimplify b. Tolerate uncertainty c. Avoid emotional reasoning d. Examine the evidence