The term for an uncomfortable state that occurs when our outward behavior doesn't match our attitudes is
A. cognitive dissonance.
B. belief discomfort.
C. belief incongruence.
D. affective mismatch.
Answer: A
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A. how an adult can maintain memories from when she or he was an infant that affect life as an adult B. how an infant's perception of self can best be assessed C. how children develop independence from their parents D. how individuals come to understand themselves and the meaning of others' and their own behavior
Who established the first experimental psychology laboratory?
A. Wilhelm Wundt B. John Watson C. Sigmund Freud D. Emil Kraepelin
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a. peripheral nervous system b. sympathetic nervous system c. autonomic nervous system d. parasympathetic nervous system
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a. only be an impediment to people's mental health b. only facilitate people's mental health c. under certain circumstances either impede or facilitate people's mental health. d. never have destructive consequences for true believers.