Sandra's mother applauds her daughter's success in school, especially in chemistry, despite all of her involvement in extracurricular activities
She did comment, however, that Sandra waited until the last minute to study for her recent exam. According to self-verification theory, if Sandra perceives herself as a well-organized student who does well in school, which information from her mother is she LEAST likely to retain?
a. Sandra is good in school.
b. Sandra is good in chemistry.
c. Sandra is involved in extra curricular activities.
d. Sandra waited until the last minute to study.
d
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What will be an ideal response?
The pluralistic approach to social psychology
a. encourages research outside of controlled settings. b. emphasizes the motivational more than the cognitive underpinnings of behavior. c. has been supplanted by other approaches in the past 30 years. d. limits the kinds of topics that social psychologists can study.
Twelve-year-old Katelyn has started thinking more and more about boys. In which Freudian stage is Katelyn most likely?
a. genital c. latency b. phallic d. oral
Five-year-old Todd watched his father at his workbench, hammering together a birdhouse. Soon Todd was next to his father, hammer in hand, tapping the workbench. Todd's behavior is best described by which perspective?
a. social-cognitive c. sociocultural b. behavioral d. neoanalytic