The 1995 Consumer Reports study on the benefits of psychotherapy found that
a. psychotherapy resulted in improvement for about one-third of respondents.
b. longer treatment was related to greater improvement.
c. respondents who received psychotherapy plus medication improved more than those who received psychotherapy alone.
d. none of the above
B
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Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self.". According to Higgins, discrepancies between the ____ self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of ____
a. ought? frustration b. ought? shame c. ideal? superiority d. ideal? hostility
A study is done examining whether rewarding children for good behavior increases the amount of time students spend studying. In this study, the amount of time spent studying would be the _____ variable
a. control b. dependent c. confounding d. independent
In a study by Bowers and colleagues (1990), participants were shown three words and were asked to generate a fourth word consistent with the series. Solvable series were termed:
A) coherent. B) insightful. C) rational. D) categorical.
In emotion-focused coping, an individual tries to change
a. the environment b. his or her perception of the stressor c. the emotional reaction to stress d. from expressing to suppressing the emotion