Compare the self-esteem approach and the social cognition approach in terms of the motivations assumed to underlie human behavior
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The self-esteem approach explains human social cognition and human social behavior with reference to the basic motive to preserve or enhance one's self-esteem, even at the expense of accuracy. The social cognition approach views humans as motivated to perceive themselves and the world accurately, sometimes at the expense of their self-esteem.
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a. denotative b. connotative c. prototypical d. disjunctive
Which level of awareness holds repressed memories and emotions, plus the instinctual drives of the id?
a. conscious b. preconscious c. unconscious d. postconscious
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a. Jan will most likely refuse Marian's request. b. Jan will most likely agree to Marian's request. c. Whether Jan agrees or refuses will depend mainly on the age and temperament of Marian's children. d. There is no way to predict Jan's decision from the information presented.
The second phase of the sexual response is __________
a) excitement. b) plateau. c) orgasm. d) resolution.