Ruth has conflicting feelings about getting married that she has not allowed to enter her consciousness. On the night before her wedding, Ruth says, "Tomorrow I'm going to my funeral.". Ruth's comment is an example of a(n)
a. displacement. b. projection.
c. rationalization.
d. inferiority complex. e. Freudian slip.
e
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According to 475 experiments, how much does the average psychotherapy client improve?
a. Less than the average person receiving no treatment at all b. About the same as the average person receiving no treatment at all c. More than about 80 percent of people receiving no treatment at all d. More than almost all of the people who did not receive treatment
A researcher obtains a Pearson correlation of r = 0.60 for a sample of n = 6 pairs of X and Y scores. If the researcher tests the significance of the correlation, what value will be obtained for the t statistic?
a. 0.6/0.16 = 3.75 c. 0/6/0.8 = 0.77 b. 0.6/0.4 = 1.50 d. 0.6/1.0 = 0.6
Tom is a high school senior who has been accepted to a pre-med program. He spent each of his summers during high school volunteering at a local hospital. Tom is looking forward to a career in medicine. According to Erickson, Tom has achieved _____
a. ego integrity b. ego balance c. maturity d. ego identity
Women are more accurate interpreters of nonverbal cues than are men
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.