Emma often shoplifts, as well as other petty crimes, with her group of friends. Even though she has heard that people eventually get caught while shoplifting, she feels that it will never happen to her. Emma's belief is characteristic of
A. social comparison.
B. a personal fable.
C. perspective thinking.
D. the imaginary audience phenomenon.
Answer: B
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a. amygdala b. hippocampus c. hypothalamus d. reticular formation
In the standard normal distribution, a. most of the scores cluster on the ends of the distribution
b. more scores fall above the mean than below the mean. c. more scores fall below the mean than above the mean. d. approximately 95% of all scores fall between plus and minus two standard deviations from the mean.
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A. 1/3 B. 1/2 C. 2/3 D. 3/5
Erikson's stage of development that coincided with young adulthood was ________
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.