Which branch of psychology seeks to add balance to our view of human functioning by studying, developing and achieving scientific understanding of the human qualities associated with thriving individuals?
a. behaviorism
b. positive psychology
c. psychoanalysis
d. biological psychology
B
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To test whether hypnotized subjects might do anything they would ordinarily refuse to do, a researcher asked hypnotized people to pick up a venomous snake and to do other dangerous acts. What happened?
a. Hypnotized people refused to do these acts, and immediately came out of hypnosis. b. Hypnotized people refused to do these acts, but remained under hypnosis c. Unlike non hypnotized people, many hypnotized people did the dangerous acts. d. Many of both hypnotized and non hypnotized people did the dangerous acts.
Why does the evidence for suppression of an unpleasant memory fail to support Freud's concept of repression of memories?
a. Suppression occurs in childhood, whereas repression occurs in adults. b. Freud thought that repression occurred equally for pleasant and unpleasant memories. c. Intentional suppression generally improves mental health. d. Suppression is permanent, whereas repression is temporary.
A primary difference between someone who has "sociometric" popularity versus someone with "perceived" popularity is that:
a. someone who is sociometrically popular is likely to engage in prosocial behaviors. b. someone who is sociometrically popular is likely to be wealthy and snobbish. c. people with perceived popularity tend to show more prosocial behaviors. d. people with perceived popularity are more likely to be wealthy and snobbish.
Which reflex is present the longest?
A. swimming B. Babinski C. stepping D. palmar grasp