Elise wants to increase her ability at self-control, such as by spending more time studying. Which of the following is most likely to work?
a. When she is studying, she should try hard to suppress thoughts about the party she could have gone to.
b. Just before it is time for her to study, she should do something that requires a lot of concentration, such as a difficult puzzle.
c. She should eat a small, sugary snack before studying.
d. She should adopt the belief that will power is an unlimited resource.
Answer: D
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a. baby formula fortified with iron. b. lead poisoning. c. the MMR vaccine. d. excessive infantile exposure to television and computer screens.
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a. evaluate the severity of a person's symptoms within his/her cultural norms. b. assess if the client will be able to form a positive therapeutic alliance outside of his/her culture. c. gain information about how culture affects a person's symptoms and treatment. d. determine if a person qualifies for a particular treatment or not.
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a. Competing or forcing c. Collaborating b. Avoiding or withdrawing d. All of these
Which statement is an unfalsifiable psychological claim?
A) Teenagers are more sexually active than their parents tend to believe they are. B) People are less likely to help a stranger in need as the number of other bystanders increases. C) The hippocampus is a brain structure critically involved in the formation of long-term memories. D) Part of the human unconscious is the id, an unobservable entity that governs basic human drives.