The tendencies for people to overestimate their positive qualities, to see themselves as having more control over external events than they really do, and to have an unrealistically optimistic outlook on life are known as ________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


positive illusions

Psychology

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Most thinking relies heavily on language because

a. words encode or translate the world into mental symbols that are easy to manipulate. b. words are necessary for any thinking other than conditioned responses. c. language is the essence of all intelligence. d. of all of these reasons.

Psychology

______ is the ability to order objects in a series according to a physical dimension.

A. Classification B. Conservation C. Transitive inference D. Seriation

Psychology

Most of us call the emotional bond that develops between an infant and his or her primary caregivers

A) security. B) trust. C) love. D) manipulation.

Psychology

In a positive correlation, decreases in one measure are matched by decreases in the other measure

Indicate whether this statement is true or false

Psychology