When terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center in New York, many people were missing. In many cases, their relatives stayed calm and looked for the missing in local hospitals
This calm response is likely due to relatives' use of the defense mechanism of A) projection.
B) repression.
C) reaction formation.
D) denial.
E) sublimation.
D
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A. a mental set B. algorithmic thinking C. nondivergent thinking D. functional fixedness
Four-year-old Daniel is presented with the story of Holly in one of Selman's perspective-taking exercises. Daniel says that he would not save the kitten because he has allergies to kittens and that his father would not save the kitten because he probably has allergies, too. Which of Selman's stages does this type of thinking represent?
a. Level 0 b. Level 1 c. Level 2 d. Level 3
According to Freud, the ego operates on:
a. the pleasure principle b. the idealistic principle c. the reality principle d. the sublimation principle
Which of the following would be most appropriate for the use of biofeedback procedures?
a. conditioning children who are bullies to be less aggressive b. conditioning children to be on time for school c. conditioning executives to reduce their blood pressure d. conditioning coyotes to stay away from sheep