Research studies have shown that when people are encouraged to recount very stressful experiences, they show
a. increased physiological distress.
b. increased psychological distress.
c. reductions in psychophysiological stress indicators.
d. increases in psychophysiological stress indicators.
Answer: c.
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According to Freud, which of the following is entirely unconscious?
a. the self b. the id c. the superego d. the ego
A study is done on the effect of tornado survival on children's self-esteem. Survivors are compared to others using a self-esteem test. The dependent variable is
a. the number of children who participated. b. the severity of the tornadoes. c. whether the child experienced a tornado. d. the scores on the self-esteem test.
Reasonably stable patterns of actions, feelings, and motives are referred to as
a. cognitions. c. lability. b. personality. d. emotions.
For years researchers thought the bond that formed between a child and caregiver was due to the caregiver's physical nourishment of the child. Research by Harry Harlow indicates __________
a) physical nourishment is the glue that bonds child and caregiver. b) contact comfort is the glue that bonds child and caregiver. c) emotional nourishment is the glue that bonds child and caregiver. d) there is no one definable component that leads to attachment.