John displays more anger at his daughters misbehavior on days he is reprimanded by his boss. This is an example of:

A. instrumental aggression
B. Freudian aggression
C. aversion substitution
D. displacement


Answer: D. displacement

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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One change in the self-concept that takes place during adolescence is that

A) teens move away from psychological thinking. B) self-descriptions become more complicated. C) teens use more concrete self-descriptions. D) All of the above.

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You overheard your little sister and her best friend, who are both 8 years old, discussing what they thought about puberty and when they thought those changes would begin for them. Your sister is thin and her friend is considerably heavier

What is likely to occur in terms of the beginning of puberty for them? a. They will both begin puberty at the same time. b. Your sister, being thinner, is likely to begin puberty earlier. c. Your sister's friend, having more body fat is likely to begin puberty earlier. d. They are not likely to be talking about puberty at this age.

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Observer bias occurs when:

A. only one observer is used. B. observers know the goals of a study or the hypotheses being tested. C. observers are blind to the purposes of a study. D. All of the answers are correct.

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