If James is rejected by Julie, a girl he likes, this rejection may activate cognitive structures in James' mind that leads him to perceive ambiguous or neutral actions by other people as hostile in nature and to perceive aggression as common in
social interactions and as an appropriate kind of reaction. If this occurs, James would have a(n) ________ mindset. a) frustration-primed
b) hostile cognitive
c) aggression-ready
d) social-exclusion
b
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_____ are beliefs about the underlying causes of behavior
a) Attitudes b) Attributions c) Etics d) Emics
In which of the following situations would you be most likely to have a Duchenne smile on your face?
a. You have just learned that your enemy has been fired from his job. You are in public, among colleagues, so you have to pretend to feel bad for him (but secretly you are gleeful inside). b. Your enemy just got a big promotion at work. You have to pretend to be happy for him, but you are secretly annoyed and jealous of his success. c. You see your enemy on the street. You give him a quick fake smile—more of a sneer—just to show him that he is still your enemy. d. You have just won an award and feel jubilant (especially because your enemy was not the winner).
Which disorder was included in earlier editions of the DSM but, after protests from women, was not included in DSM-IV-TR?
a. generalized anxiety disorder c. psychogenic amnesia b. self-defeating personality disorder d. major depressive disorder
In multielement designs, potentially confounding variables are:
a. carryover effects. b. selection effects. c. both carryover and selection effects. d. selection-maturation interaction effects.