You are about to undergo a painful medical procedure. Which of the following would increase your subjective feelings of pain?
a. unpleasant emotions, such as fear
b. using distraction
c. having some control over the pain stimulus
d. being fully informed about the procedure
ANSWER: a
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A) conformity B) commitment C) reward D) responsibility
If people score high on one measure and score low on another measure, there is ____
a. a positive relationship between the two measures b. a negative relationship between the two measures c. no relationship between the two measures d. a cause-and-effect relationship between the two measures
Celia, who is a college student, has always thought of herself as an environmental activist. Recently, she "inherited" a gas-guzzling car from her parents, which she has been driving around campus. To reduce the cognitive dissonance that she feels from these clashing images of herself, the environmental activist and the gas-guzzling car owner, she might say that "it is an old car and keeping it
on the road makes good use of the resources consumed when it was manufactured," which illustrates the strategy of a. changing her attitude. b. changing her behavior. c. adding consonant thoughts. d. reducing the amount of her perceived choice.
Which is NOT a preparation for using desensitization?
a. learning to relax b. learning to visualize the reinforcement you are going to give yourself c. constructing a hierarchy of at least 10 fearful situations d. setting aside times to practice relaxation as you vividly visualize scenes from the hierarchy