When Parker is under stress, he tends to either get very confrontational and argumentative, or back away and totally withdraw from the stressful situation. Parker is exhibiting a ________ response to stress
a. learned helplessness
b. fight-or-flight
c. denial
d. tend-and-befriend
Answer: B
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a) proxy euthanasia b) voluntary active euthanasia c) suicide machine d) passive euthanasia
Many psychologists believe that people's phobias are the result of ________.
A. spontaneous recovery B. acquisition C. un-learning D. conditioning
Which of the following is true of working memory?
A. Working memory's storage capacity is virtually unlimited. B. Working memory functions as a passive storehouse with shelves to store information until it moves to long-term memory. C. Working memory has a limited capacity, similar to the Random Access Memory of a computer. D. Working memory allows individuals to hold information permanently as they perform cognitive tasks.
Which of the following refers to "confirmation bias?"
A. The tendency of people to imagine alternatives to reality B. The tendency of people to view events as being more predictable than they really are once they occur C. A form of judgment that discounts the causal theory over correlational theory D. The tendency to selectively attend to information that supports one's general beliefs while ignoring evidence that contradicts one's beliefs