Marcus suffered from a significant problem with addiction to painkillers. He was arrested several times and had to go to intensive inpatient therapy to overcome his addiction. He has now been clean and sober for 7 years and participates in self-help groups to assist others who are recovering. Marcus's addiction could currently be best described as being
A. dormant.
B. cured.
C. in remission.
D. in relapse.
Answer: C
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Imitation is said to occur
a. when any act tried once is repeated. b. only in response to another person engaging in the same behavior. c. without thought. d. only reflexively.
Martina has been studying the social cognitive career theory of job selection, and has mastered her understanding of the simple form of this theory. She is now going to work on understanding the more complex SCCT. Which additional variables will she have to read about?
a. self-efficacy and outcome expectations b. barriers and supports c. institutions and individuals d. interests and choice goals
In family development theory, the progression of stages or phases of family development are linked to
a. the age of the parents. b. changes in developmental level of children in the family. c. the number of years the parents have been married. d. the number of children in a family.
Samantha is going on vacation for a week and forgot to book a kennel to board her dog while she is away. She calls her friend Tracy and asks Tracy for a small favor of watering her plants every day while she is away. During the same call, after Tracy has agreed to water the plants, Samantha then asks Tracy for one more favor; Samantha asks Tracy to please walk and feed her dog every day that she goes to water the plants. Samantha's request of a small favor followed by a larger favor is illustrates this type of persuasion technique.
a. Foot-in-the-door b. Peripheral route c. Yale attitude change approach d. Cognitive dissonance