Luke is playing with a bouncing ball in his playpen when it accidentally bounces out of the playpen and rolls under a nearby chair. Luke tries to get his mother to retrieve his ball by pointing in the direction of where the ball went under the chair. What would Jean Piaget say Luke's behavior illustrates?
A. mental realignment
B. attentional forecasting
C. mental representation
D. displacement
Answer: C
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a. hypnosis typically has no effect on the experience of pain. b. hypnosis is only effective as an anesthetic when it is used in conjunction with sedatives. c. once she is no longer hypnotized, her sensitivity to pain will show a rebound effect. d. hypnosis can be an effective substitute for some anesthetic drugs.
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a. ?positive psychology b. ?functional analysis c. ?reciprocal determinism d. ?conditions of worth
Herbart’s concepts of the unconscious, repression, and conflict most likely affected the theory of ____.
a. Fechner b. Freud c. Watson d. Titchener
The belief that life is awful, terrible, horrible, or catastrophic when things don't go the way we'd like them to go
a. is one of the common irrational beliefs identified by Ellis. b. is the type of belief that, according to cognitive therapists, increases one's risk of psychopathology. c. would be a target of change for an RET therapist. d. all of the above