Five-year-old Jenny told her mother, "Kate doesn't like me," when in actuality, Jenny doesn't
like Kate. What defense mechanism is Jenny using?
a. projection
b. reaction formation
c. denial
d. identification
a
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The research on attitudes toward menopause shows that
a. Because of the recent publicity about menopause, most women now report that they discuss menopause with their friends. b. The media typically focus on the negative aspects of menopause. c. Most women report that they are well-informed about the biological and psychological components of menopause. d. Because menopause is still a taboo topic, it is almost never discussed in the media.
Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between childhood maltreatment and later violent delinquent behavior is true?
a. All children who experience physical abuse in childhood later go on to engage in violent delinquent behavior. b. Very few children who experience physical abuse in childhood later go on to engage in violent delinquent behavior. c. Children who experience routine violence in childhood are significantly more likely to engage in violent delinquent behavior later on. d. The experience of physical abuse is significantly associated with violent delinquent behavior later on, except for children who only experience abuse prior to adolescence.
Jeff is a boy with autism who grabs and squeezes his face when the teacher asks him to complete a task. The teacher allows Jeff to leave the room when this occurs because he will stop hurting himself. After 5 minutes, Jeff usually returns to the classroom and completes at least some of the requested task. Describe how you would implement a DRA procedure to increase Jeff's completing schoolwork
and decrease his self injurious behavior. What will be an ideal response?
If test-takers are likely to answer items on a self-report test in terms of their social desirability rather than truthfully, this problem can be solved by . . .
a. Asking respondents to choose between items matched on social desirability b. Asking respondents to answer honestly c. Asking respondents to take a lie detector test d. All of the above