Social Psychology in Action Video 1: Marshmallow StudyClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 15 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following question:In the summary at the end of the video, it was stressed that delayed gratification can play a significant role in success in life and is important in terms of how others perceive our competency. Reflect on your own life experience and describe an episode that illustrates this.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies.
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Freud called the id's need to satisfy its animalistic urges the:
a. the pleasure principle b. the idealistic principle c. the reality principle d. the sublimation principle
Before you stop your self-modification project, you should:
a. estimate your ability to maintain the behavior without the plan. b. make sure your friends and family will provide reinforcement. c. cease your self-observations. d. be 100% certain that you will not lapse.
The defense mechanism whereby a person changes a wish into its more acceptable opposite is called __________
a. reaction formation b. counterfunctioning c. repression d. reversing
If a blue-yellow ganglion cell is exposed to the color blue, it will fire in response to blue. If it is exposed to yellow:
a. it will become inhibited and, upon release of exposure to yellow, cause an after-image of blue. b. it will become excited. c. it will become inhibited and, upon release of exposure to yellow, cause an after-image of red. d. it will experience a depolarization.