Maggie has been frustrated in her attempts to make an A on her psychology quizzes. She has been reading the chapter three times before each of the quizzes. She made a D on the first four quizzes. If she continues using this strategy, psychologists would say that she is exhibiting a
a. reaction formation.
b. displaced response.
c. stereotyped behavior.
d. multiple approach-avoidance conflict.
C
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b. The accused had been committed to a mental hospital. c. The crime was so bizarre that a normal person could not have committed it. d. The accused did not understand what he/she was doing.
Rachel can sort objects by size or color and can solve simple addition and subtraction problems. However, she cannot think logically about abstract ideas such as freedom and justice. Rachel is most likely in Piaget's ____ stage of cognitive development.?
a. ?sensorimotor b. ?preoperational c. ?concrete operational d. ?formal operational
Luis believes in an old southern tradition that eating clay will help his wife deliver a healthy baby. His tendency to believe he sees the world correctly, and that the world exists precisely as we see it, is called
A) popular psychology. B) naive realism. Correct. Naive realism refers to a person's belief that he or she accurately and objectively sees the world as it is. C) common sense. Incorrect. It is an unfortunate truth that the way we want the world to be is infrequently the way the world is. Common sense would tell us not to expect things to come out just the way we want them to. D) a single-variable explanation.
According to the authors of your text, why are attitudes important?
a. They determine what we do. b. They are a crucial part of the self. c. They are key to eliminating prejudice. d. They are malleable in different situations.