Jennifer views herself as a loving, caring mother. However, she has gambled away so much money that her family is now in a financial bind. She sees a significant contrast between her gambling behavior and her perception of herself. According to Kelly, Jennifer is most likely to experience
a) incongruence.
b) anxiety.
c) guilt.
d) cognitive complexity.
Answer: c) guilt.
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a. obedience. b. compliance. c. conformity. d. pseudostupidity.
Compared to those with enuresis, healthy individuals are awakened by their
a. initial urination. b. circadian rhythm. c. REM interruption. d. bladder tension.
Marine recruits are often highly committed to the Marines after spending months at
boot camp. This is best understood in terms of (a) classical conditioning (b) operant conditioning (c) sociobiology (d) cognitive dissonance theory (e) a positive feedback loop
Ken Dodge proposed a ________ model to explain some of the differences in the ways children perceive, interpret, and respond to information in social settings
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.