If Kathleen moves to another state (where her boyfriend also happens to reside), but she states that he had nothing to do with her decision, and that her only reason for moving is that she prefers the climate in the new state, she is most likely to
be using __________ as an ego-defense mechanism. A) regression
B) relational termination
C) rationalization
D) reaction formation
E) sublimation
C
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Explain how regular moderate exercise in middle age affects the nervous and circulatory systems.
What will be an ideal response?
Brian Little’s research program finds that individuals whose personal projects are consistent with core aspects of their identity report higher levels of _______.
a. stress b. meaning c. both of the above d. neither of the above
Sometimes people who observe others in need do not help them because
a. they don't know what to do. c. they don't think it's an emergency. b. they think someone else will help. d. all of these
From an information-processing perspective, retrieval is
A) the ability to acquire multiple intelligences. B) the process by which information is initially recorded in an appropriate way. C) the process by which information is located in memory, brought into awareness, and used. D) dependent on persons' sociocultural contexts.