When Lisa received a paper with a D grade, she immediately told her friends (and herself) that it didn't matter because she had intended to drop the course all along. Which defence mechanisms is Lisa using?
A) repression
B) rationalization
C) projection
D) identification
B) rationalization
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a. 10 and 20 percent b. 20 and 40 percent c. 40 and 70 percent d. 70 and 90 percent
According to the discussion of neurolinguistics,
a. for most peopleâ€"but not allâ€"language is primarily localized in the left hemisphere of the brain. b. for most peopleâ€"but not allâ€"language is primarily localized in the right hemisphere of the brain. c. for most right-handers, language is localized in the right hemisphere of the brain. d. for most people, language is processed almost identically by both hemispheres.
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a. conditioned immunity. c. psychoneuroimmunological reactivity. b. positive reinforcement. d. compensatory responding.
Sheryl's mom always screamed whenever she saw a spider. Sheryl now has the same reaction to spiders. According to some theorists, Sheryl acquired the behavior pattern by watching her mom, called __________
a. behaviorism c. humanistic interference b. observational learning d. psychodynamic projection