When Jacey experiences _____, she modifies her behaviour to make it consistent with her beliefs. This reduces the anxiety provoked by the inconsistency; thus, her change in behaviour has been _____ reinforced.
A) cognitive dissonance; positively
B) cognitive dissonance; negatively
C) existential angst; positively
D) existential angst; negatively
B) cognitive dissonance; negatively
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When damage to the prefrontal cortex impairs someone's emotional responses, what happens to the decisions they make? a. They think more carefully than usual and evaluate all the evidence
b. They calmly make decisions that most people consider disturbing. c. They hesitate far longer than normal before making any decision. d. They become highly conformist, making the same decisions that most others do.
With the exception of the sex cells, every cell in the human body contains
a. 23 chromosomes. b. 46 chromosomes. c. 23 recessive genes and 23 dominant genes. d. 46 heterozygous pairs.
Mary frequently blurts out answers to questions without waiting to be called on because she likes attention from the teacher. When Mary raises her hand, the teacher calls on her, but when Mary blurts out an answer the teacher ignores her and calls on another student. As a result, Mary's behavior of raising her hand increases, and her behavior of blurting out answers decreases. The teacher used
____________ for Mary's behavior of raising her hand and ____________ for her behavior of blurting out answers. a. reinforcement ; extinction b. reinforcement ; punishment c. extinction ; punishment d. extinction ; reinforcement
Mary has been married for 20 years and describes how her husband has been verbally abusive toward her for most of that time. She indicates that her husband has had multiple affairs with other women but she can't leave him because she "loves and needs him.". When challenged by the interviewer regarding the wisdom of staying with such a man, Mary agrees with the interviewer, although she later
confides that she always agrees with everyone to avoid conflict and disapproval. Mary should be diagnosed with ________ personality disorder. a. avoidant b. histrionic c. dependent d. borderline