Whenever Keith discusses current events with his classmates, he tends to be overly certain in his opinions and intolerant of anyone else's opinion. Even when evidence contradicts him, Keith finds it difficult to change his beliefs. According to Rokeach, Keith would be described as exhibiting
a. dogmatism.
b. cognitive dissonance.
c. self-stereotyping.
d. ethnocentrism.
A
You might also like to view...
Which of the following factors complicates the process of determining the causes of personality disorders?
A. The high likelihood that an individual with one personality disorder will also have another B. The availability of only prospective data C. The wealth of biological data available D. The inability to gather information from the patients themselves, due to the prevalence of memory disorders among those with personality disorders
Why is it that older adults seem to have declines in their psychomotor speed and their working memories when compared to younger adults?
a. Because they experience a reduction in neurofibrillary tangles, which inhibits the ability of neurons to send messages at a maximally efficient speed. b. Because they experience a reduction in the ability of the corpus callosum to send messages from one cerebral hemisphere to the other. c. Because they experience more neuronal death in the diencephalon (the thalamus and hypothalamus), which hinders these cognitive skills. d. Because they show greater activation of the prefrontal cortex on easier tasks, thus "using up" their brain power before they ascend to more difficult tasks.
Jung used the term psychic birth for the period when:
a. a child is able to distinguish between himself and other people. b. the psyche assumes a definite form and content. c. the ego begins to develop in a primitive way in a person. d. a person is able to resolve his adaptation problems of young adulthood.
Power is the probability of making a Type II error
Indicate whether the statement is true or false