The purpose of adopting metaphors from medical and engineering terminology was to ____.?
a. ?liken psychology to the established sciences
b. ?reduce the stigma attached to seeking psychological help by adopting the terms "doctor" and "patient”
c. ?show that psychology was scientific
d. ?establish psychology as a legitimate profession in medical and industrial settings
e. ?refocus the public's attention on the experimental and statistical methods of psychology
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Chapter 8 described a study in which participants stayed briefly in an office. Later, their recall showed that
a. when people have a schema for a scene, their recall is typically accurate. b. people with little expertise on a topic are likely to have particularly clear-cut schemas for that topic. c. people are likely to recall objects and events that are consistent with the schema. d. schemas usually reduce our memory accuracy.
Hardiness, according to Maddi, describes people who __________
a. are committed to finding meaning in life b. believe that they can control their own surroundings and the outcome of events c. believe that all life experiences bring growth and knowledge d. all of the above
Research suggests that you are more likely to ________
a. feel deindividuated in a small town. b. feel deindividuated when wearing a uniform. c. feel combative rather than kind when feeling deindividuated. d. demonstrate mindlessness when feeling deindividuated.
According to Freud, the superego
A. consists of unconscious drives and is the individual's reservoir of sexual energy. B. has no contact with reality. C. works according to the pleasure principle. D. considers whether the id's impulses can be satisfied in acceptable moral terms.