What term describes a situation in which a person is confronted with two inconsistent or incompatible thoughts or motives?

a) cognitive need
b) cognitive dissonance
c) motivated consonance
d) dissociative consistency


B

Psychology

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In a class where students got to choose their own deadlines for three papers, students who chose to spread out their deadlines equally got better grades than those who chose to put all their deadlines at the end of the course. To interpret the meaning of these results, what control group do we need?

a. Another section where students did not have to write papers b. Another section where students all had to spread their deadlines out equally c. Another section where students made the same choice for two papers instead of three d. Another section where students wrote only one paper, due at the end of the course

Psychology

Jung believed that the most crucial stage in personality development was middle age

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology

If Dr. Beenken wishes to reduce the positive symptoms in her patients with schizophrenia, she should prescribe:

A. dopamine B. a benzodiazepine C. a typical neuroleptic drug D. lithium

Psychology

Behavior that is ______ is intended to harm someone else

Fill in the blank with correct word

Psychology