The just-world hypothesis leads to a dispositional attribution called "blaming the victim."
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
True
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Hal is fearful of men who are friendly toward him, convinced that they are all homosexuals attempting to seduce him. Should it be the case that Hal is himself a latent homosexual, fearful of admitting this even to himself, we might conclude that he is using the defense mechanisms of repression and
a. reaction formation. b. projection. c. displacement. d. regression.
A psychological understanding of slip-of-the-tongue errors:
a) has not advanced much beyond the initial ideas of Sigmund Freud on what are now called Freudian slips. b) advanced considerably when behavioral psychologists studied speech production in terms of imitation. c) reveals that such errors are attempts by the right cerebral hemisphere to control the left cerebral hemisphere. d) has been advanced with a connectionist theory that includes spreading activation.
Margaret, a twenty-year-old student, says that she hears a voice constantly saying the phrase "Usher, I would like a seat from which I can see the pianist." Also, she is convinced that she is a creature from another planet sent to Earth to prepare for an alien invasion. Furthermore, Margaret often speaks in rhymes and uses nonsense words that others cannot understand. Some researchers who study
the biological bases of psychopathology suggest that the ____ in Margaret's brain shows ____ activity. a. ?dopamine; increased b. ?dopamine; decreased c. ?norepinephrine; increased d. ?norepinephrine; decreased
Michael's psychologist believes that Michael's depression is due to internal conflicts and struggles he is experiencing over the relationship he had as a child with his hypercritical but overprotective mother. Michael's psychologist emphasizes which theory of personality?
a. humanistic theory b. psychodynamic theory c. behaviorist theory d. social learning