Bartlett argued that Ebbinghaus’s belief that he had created meaningless stimuli, his nonsense syllables, and thereby removed the problem of meaning was false because, even with those nonsense syllables, people __________.
a. “construct” their own reality
b. have subjective interpretations that are irrelevant to situational responses
c. engage in “effort after meaning”
d. none of the above
Answer: c. engage in “effort after meaning”
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An explanation for the widespread storage of memories is that ____________
a. the hippocampus is one of the most easily damaged areas of the brain b. several different senses may be involved in memory c. some specific parts of the brain are necessary for the formation of memory d. the memory center is located in the parietal lobes of both cerebral hemispheres
The older adolescent can integrate apparently contradictory elements of self because:
a. it is a natural aspect of the maturation process. b. formal operations allows this kind of flexible thinking. c. the individual has had more experience with contradiction. d. foreclosure replaces moratorium as the primary identity status.
Antoine is a successful lawyer who just celebrated his 50th birthday. After this milestone, he reflects back on his life and realizes that he devoted most of his energy over the last 25 years to advancing his career. According to Erikson, how is he likely to respond to this realization if he has a sense of generativity?
A. He will want to spend more time with his children and parents and volunteer in his community. B. He will want to devote more time to work so that he can advance even further in his profession. C. He will want to become involved in other business pursuits to generate more income. D. He will want to reflect on how lucky his family is to have him as their financial provider.
Sarah was driving home after a particularly difficult day at work when someone cut her off and almost caused her to wreck her car
Still shaken from her near miss, she arrived home to find that her spouse had not yet started dinner, as he had promised to do. Sarah angrily accused him of being "a lazy bum" and started an argument with him. This situation can best be explained by ________. a) the frustration-aggression hypothesis b) a hostile attributional bias c) the excitation transfer theory d) the provocation theory