Frazier's (2003) research on blame, control, and coping among victims of rape indicates that

a. assigning blame leads to less stress.
b. self-blame is only adaptive when it leads to feelings of future safety.
c. blaming the assailant is the best way to recover from the trauma.
d. past control is more important that present control.


b

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Gestalt psychologist who proposed that most dreams are special messages about what's missing in our lives, what we tend to avoid doing, or feelings that need to be "re-owned" was __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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During the first period of emotional development, between age 3 to about 7 years, children experience all of the following components except

a. recognition c. desire b. external cause d. belief

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The author of your textbook points out that science differs from disciplines such as philosophy, art, and the humanities in that, in contrast to scholars in other disciplines, scientists _____

a. conduct research that tests their hypotheses by making observations b. are far less creative in their approach to testing their hypotheses c. cannot agree on the methods that should be used to test hypotheses d. are far less likely to draw erroneous conclusions about the validity of their hypotheses

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