What did Freud mean by displacement?
a. Trying to argue that your actions were justified
b. Returning to the behavior of an earlier stage in life
c. Diverting a behavior toward a less threatening target
d. Going to the opposite extreme to cover up an undesirable quality
c
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What was Brittany Maynard's terminal diagnosis?
a. Alzheimer's disease b. lung cancer c. brain cancer d. Lou Gehrig's disease
Which of the approaches to semantic memory emphasizes that our memory stores many specific members of a category?
a. the prototype approach b. the schema approach c. the parallel distributed processing approach d. the exemplar approach
Gail is aware that stereotyping can lead to prejudice. When she sees an elder sitting on the park bench, her first inclination is to think how sweet older people are. In order to avoid prejudice when interacting with elders, Gail can
a. make an intentional effort to inhibit stereotypical thoughts. b. go talk to the person to see if he or she really is nice. c. ignore her concern since what she is thinking is a nice attitude toward elders. d. recognize that elders are usually sweet because their cognitive abilities are failing and try to be nicer to elders.
People tend to make an external attribution, one that appeals to external causes, when the behavior is high in ____________________, consistency, and consensus
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word