Whether use of a defense mechanism is adaptive or maladaptive often depends on
A. the user's age.
B. whether the user distorts reality.
C. whether the user is aware of the defense mechanism.
D. the user's gender.
A
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a. cue-dependent forgetting b. repression c. disuse d. retroactive interference
Assessment should be performed for the purpose of
A. screening students B. determining student progress C. evaluating the educational program D. determining the content of the educational program E. all selections for this question are correct
In his replication and adaptation of Stanley Milgram's classic obedience study, what did Burger (2009) find?
a) Obedience levels were much higher for men than for women, but in both cases the levels were higher than Milgram reported. b) Obedience levels were much higher for women than for men, but in both cases the levels were higher than Milgram reported. c) Obedience levels were almost non-existent, as participants forcefully refused to be involved in shocking another human being. d) Obedience levels were only slightly lower than those found by Milgram in the 1960s.
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a. sensory adaptation b. noise c. selective attention d. information overload