Assigning a trait to a person explains that person's behavior and _________________
a. helps explain our own behavior
b. lowers our feelings of guilt
c. predicts future behavior
d. lowers that person's anxiety
c
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Jack LaLanne, who made a successful career out of bodybuilding in spite of the fact that he was thin and sickly as a young man, and Helen Keller, who was blind and deaf but became an outstanding thinker and writer, are examples of the use of which defense mechanism?
a. projection b. regression c. intellectualization d. compensation
According to Piaget, 4-year-olds cannot solve a conservation-of-liquid problem because they
A) focus on the height of the water, failing to realize that changes in width compensate for the changes in height. B) do not notice the difference in appearance between the water levels in the two glasses. C) have limited experience with the task materials. D) do not understand the point of the question, "Which glass holds more water?"
The process in which specific functions, such as speech, develop in specific regions of the brain is called:
a. neural integration b. differentiation c. functional fixation d. lateralization
Which section of a research article includes a description of exactly how the study was designed and conducted?
A. the discussion section B. the method section C. the results section D. the introduction