The ability to deal adaptively with novel situations and problems is known as
a. analytic ability.
b. practical ability.
c. contextual ability.
d. creative ability.
Answer: d. creative ability.
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A. client-centered B. behavioral C. humanistic D. psychodynamic
What did Freud believe begins to develop around ages 5 or 6 and is learned from significant authority figures?
A. id B. superego C. conscious D. ego
After the World Trade Center bombing, counselors came in to help the survivors and rescue workers cope. Some of the counselors just listened and let the people talk about the disaster. Based on Pennebaker's research, this procedure was probably:
a. harmful, because trauma victims always need intense psychotherapy b. helpful, because talking about troubles leads to better coping and less stress c. harmful, because talking just reopens the wounds so that they are slower to heal d. neutral, because talking doesn't hurt, but it doesn't help, either
"Good thinkers" possesses which of the following attributes?
a. They are capable of careful reasoning. b. They make use of effective thinking strategies. c. They avoid ineffective thinking strategies. d. They avoid misleading thinking strategies. e. All of the above are correct.