Margo can't close the window in her office, and a strong wind has come up. She complains to John that her papers are blowing and she can't find a paperweight. John takes the empty stoneware coffee mug from her bookshelf and puts it on top of her papers
to anchor them. Margo has been suffering from ______.
a. inadequate means-end analysis c. working backward
b. functional fixedness d. noncompensatory modeling
B
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A. 2 B. 6 C. 12 D. 24
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a. Naive hedonism b. Morality of individual principles of conscience c. "Good boy/girl" orientation d. Social-order-maintaining morality
Which of the following is true?
a. In the 1995 Consumer Reports study, people who saw a mental health professional reported higher satisfaction with their treatment than people who saw a family physician. b. Research evidence has generally found that psychiatrists and clinical psychologists produce better psychotherapy outcomes than social workers. c. Research evidence has generally found that clinical psychologists produce better psychotherapy outcomes than psychiatrists. d. all of the above
What is the idea that we have an automatic tendency to categorize each other and to form "us versus them" groups that validate our perceptions of ourselves in flattering and useful ways?
A. ingroup heterogeneity B. outgroup homogeneity C. social agents D. social identity theory