When you tell a friend you believe he is acting in a prejudiced manner, he angrily responds, "I'm not prejudiced, you are!" Which defense mechanism appears to be at work here?
a) denial
b) projection
c) displacement
d) reaction formation
B
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What were the two categories of the causes of mental disorders described by Samuel Woodward?
a. moral and physical b. viral and bacteria c. conscious and unconscious d. poverty and lack of will power
You are listening to a talk show on television discussing intelligence. Right before a commercial, the host says, "When we return to our discussion of nature and nurture, we will find out which one is more important." What is your learned reaction to his statement?
A. "The question should not be ‘which is more important' but how nature and nurture interact." B. "Everyone knows that nurture is more important than nature." C. "Everyone knows that nature is more important than nurture." D. "How can we know which is more important, since psychologists do not study these topics?"
Baby Gerber smiles and coos so often and is so delightful that his parents feel compelled to smile and chatter right back at him. Which sort of genetic environmental does this best illustrate?
a. Active genotype-environment b. Evocative genotype-environment c. Passive genotype-environment d. Negative genotype-environment
A(n) _______________ is an organized set of ideas that is designed to explain human development
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word