According to Sigmund Freud, _____ are strategies used by the ego to help reduce stress and anxiety

Fill in the blank with correct word


Answer: defense mechanisms

Psychology

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As Chapter 4 discusses, John Brown, Lloyd Peterson, and Margaret Peterson created a classic technique for assessing short-term memory

In this technique, people saw some stimuli, counted backwards by threes during the delay period, and then tried to recall the original stimuli. The results of their research showed that a. people could recall up to 10 stimuli, after a delay period of 3 minutes. b. people systematically recalled only 10% of the stimuli, on each trial in the study. c. at the beginning of the session, people could recall only 20% of the items; by the end of the session, they recalled about 40% of the items. d. after many previous trials, people had difficulty recalling the stimuli, even with only a short delay.

Psychology

Which of the following is NOT related to anorexia nervosa?

a. Insistence that they are fat and need to lose more weight regardless of actual weight. b. Patients are typically 25%-30% below their normal weight when entering treatment. c. Patients recognize the maladaptive quality of their behavior and seek treatment on their own. d. Death results in 5%-10% of patients.

Psychology

The sociocultural perspective emphasizes the dynamics of the social and cultural forces that shape every aspect of human behavior

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Psychology

Defend the position that schizophrenia has a biological basis

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology