Research on the so-called "hedonic treadmill" would predict that people who have received life sentences to prison would ____
a. tend to show more excitation transfer of emotions as time went on
b. tend to avoid affective forecasting
c. become more and more devastated by their sentencing as time went on
d. be devastated by their sentencing, but return to nearly pre-prison levels of happiness within a few years
D
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Rylee's algebra teacher is amazed at the creativity Rylee shows in solving homework problems. He seldom uses the same method on two consecutive problems, even when the problems are very similar in content and structure. Although Rylee makes lots of mistakes in algebra, he is unlikely to experience:
a. overregularization in his problem solving b. mental set in his problem solving c. functional fixedness in his problem solving d. the benefits of problem-solving heuristics
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Wilhelm Wundt believed that consciousness could be broken down into its component parts. 2. Wilhelm Wundt was most interested in how consciousness is an adaptive feature of the human existence. 3. William James brought Wundt's structuralist school of psychology to the United States. 4. The structuralist approach gradually faded, mostly because of the inadequacies of psychoanalysis 5. The work of William James was largely influenced by Darwin's theory of natural selection.
Which factor helps to explain the reason for ethnic differences in intelligence test scores?
a. cognitive differences c. social class b. inherited intellectual ability d. none of these
Thought–action fusion is most commonly seen in which disorder?
a. generalized anxiety disorder b. obsessive–compulsive disorder c. panic disorder d. separation anxiety disorder