Chloe debated for a long time about whether to take a psychology or a sociology course, both of which looked interesting. She finally chose the psychology course. Now, because she is experiencing ________, she raves about the psychology course to her friends.
a. insufficient justification
b. postdecision dissonance
c. a justification of effort
d. a threat to self-evaluation maintenance
Answer: B
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a. ?slandered him personally b. ?altered and/or deleted some of Jung's writings to present him in a manner suiting his family and followers c. ?exaggerated the degree of the break between Freud and Jung d. ?expanded Jung's theories and attributed the expansion to Jung e. ?None of the choices are correct.
If you visit Laura, you will find a very clean organized house. Everything has its place, and if you move an object, Laura will be distressed. She is rigid and tries to control everything. Of the following personality disorders, which one best describes Laura?
A. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder B. dependent personality disorder C. histrionic personality disorder D. schizotypal personality disorder
Which of the following involves procedural memory?
A. Knowing how it feels to be scared B. Recalling a childhood memory C. Knowing how an automobile engine works D. Reading a sentence in a book
Charter schools, education vouchers, and home schooling are offered as ways to implement
A) school choice. B) racial integration. C) religious revival. D) ethnic diversity.