Participants in one experiment were asked to write either about something trivial or about an intimate experience they had found upsetting. The researchers found that the people writing about the intimate experience
A. were relieved of their anxiety and worry about the event almost immediately after writing about it.
B. were more stressed after writing about the experience, but it was good for their health in the long run.
C. showed signs of lessened anxiety immediately after the writing task, but showed an increase in health problems later.
D. showed signs of being relieved of their anxiety about the event immediately after the task as well as several months later.
B
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A. cognitive learning B. observational learning C. learning-performance distinction D. operant conditioning
After damage to the ventral roots of the spinal cord, an individual will suffer what kind of loss?
A. Sensation from the affected body area B. Control of the peripheral muscles in the affected body area C. Control of organs in the affected body area D. Sensation of the muscles on the opposite side of the body
The shifting of repressed motives and emotions from an original object to a substitute object is known as ______
a. aggression c. displacement b. projection d. denial