You stayed up all night cramming for this examination and didn't do as well as you had hoped. "If only I had started studying sooner and gotten a good night's rest, I'd have done much better," you think to yourself. You have just engaged in

a. self-justification.
b. counterfactual thinking.
c. wish fulfillment.
d. unrealistic fantasy.


Answer: b. counterfactual thinking.

Psychology

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a. ?The Japanese were more accurate in identifying the correct emotion being expressed. b. ?The Americans were more accurate in identifying the correct emotion being expressed. c. ?The Japanese interpreted low intensity emotions as being under-expressed; Americans interpreted high intensity emotions as exaggerated. d. ?The Americans interpreted low intensity emotions as being understated; Japanese interpreted high intensity emotions as exaggerated.

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Sherrington studied ____, which are automatic muscular responses to stimuli.

A. instincts B. reflexes C. inhibitions D. aversions

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Burning your toast, having trouble opening an e-mail attachment, breaking a glass, and running late for an appointment are all examples of __________

a) uplifts. b) hassles. c) downturns. d) distress.

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