Karson's parents always told him he was stupid, and he developed a fear of appearing stupid to other people. As a result, Karson works very hard at school. According to Freud, Karson's hard work in school is an example of the ____ defense mechanism
a. ?rationalization
b. ?compensation
c. ?sublimation
d. ?projection
ANSWER:
b
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According to _________, directly observable events are the appropriate focus of study.
a. ethology b. the lifespan perspective c. the psychoanalytic perspective d. behaviorism
While walking down the street in a poorly-lit area one evening, you hear the faintest of sounds behind you. Your ears perk up and you suddenly realize that there are footsteps getting closer and closer to you
You feel your heart begin to beat faster, your skin break out in a cold sweat, and your breathing begins to speed up. As the footsteps catch up to you and the other pedestrian hurries past you without a glance or a word, you begin to remember your Psychology 101 course where you learned that the __________ is the brain structure that rapidly detects danger and produces rapid protection responses without conscious participation. a. amygdala b. basal ganglia c. hippocampus d. pituitary gland
Perrone's result, using a rigid box moving away from the observer, suggests that the contraction of the retinal image causes the observer to perceive that the box was moving away and getting smaller. The perception of the box getting smaller SEEMS to violate which of the following?
a. size constancy
b. shape constancy
c. figure-ground reversal
d. proximity
Jane and Julie live on the same floor of the same freshman dorm while Amy lives six floors above them. Jane and Julie end up becoming close friends but they never end up crossing paths with Amy
In this example, Jane and Julie were more likely to develop a friendship due to: a. functional distance. b. similarity in personality. c. similar interests. d. need for affiliation.