The consistency motive is sometimes also called the ____
a. appraisal motive
b. self-enhancement motive
c. self-verification motive
d. justification motive
C
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What seems to underlie the significant increase in processing speed seen during childhood?
a. Enhanced use of preservation b. Vastly improved sensory systems c. A greater reliance on implicit memory d. Brain maturation
According to the psychoanalytic perspective, the superego:
A. allows a person to deal with life's practical demands. B. is the source of one's bodily needs, desires, and impulses. C. operates based on the pleasure principle. D. reflects the internalization of cultural rules and operates like a conscience.
Which statement concerning reconstituted families is true?
a. Difficulties are more likely if both parents bring children into the family. b. The first few years in the new family tend to be the time of least conflict. c. Boys tend to resent step-fathers more than girls resent step-mothers. d. Children in blended reconstituted families are less likely to show antisocial behaviors than children from intact two-parent families.
When a person has incompatible ideas that motivate him or her to change beliefs or behavior, _____ exists.
a. cognitive dissonance b. back-propagation c. a neural network d. connectionism