A student who is failing but does not study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will really give her an "F" at the end of the term is using the defense mechanism of ______
a. reaction formation c. projection
b. intellectualization d. denial
d
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While at a yard sale, you and your roommate find a great old sofa. As you are trying to decide if it will fit in your dorm room if you rearrange the beds, dressers, and desks, you would be using the ____ component of working memory
a. visuospatial sketchpad b. semantic buffer c. executive control system d. phonological rehearsal loop
Piaget’s "Substage 4: Coordination of secondary circular reactions" occurs at age:
a) 6 to 8 months of age. b) 8 to 12 months of age. c) 4 to 8 months of age. d) 5 to 8 months of age.
The typical 6-year-old weighs about ____
a. 25 pounds b. 35 pounds c. 45 pounds d. 55 pounds
Natural childbirth aims to reduce the mother's pain by
A. easing the birth process with the use of anesthetics. B. reducing her fears and increasing her ability to relax. C. increasing the duration of the labor and childbirth process. D. encouraging women to opt for cesarean deliveries.