If Heather is fired from her job, gets cut off in traffic, and loses her cell phone when she drops her purse near a street grate, and then goes home and kicks her poodle when it greets her at the door,
Heather is exhibiting the defense mechanism of sublimation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F
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a. pressure. b. change c. conflict d. frustration
Why did many psychologists in the mid-1900s study rats in mazes?
A. They were seeking ways to exterminate rats. B. They were trying to develop better methods of teaching children. C. They were seeking general laws of behavior. D. They were trying to develop better tests of human intelligence.
Which of the following statements concerning individuals with moderate levels of intellectual disability is FALSE?
A) With adequate support, they can learn to care for themselves. B) They tend to have low grades in school. C) They tend to have difficulty making friends and participating in social activities. D) Most adolescents with intellectual disability do not attend regular school classrooms.
James Eagan Holmes was a social misfit. Once considered academically gifted, in 2012 he opened fire during a showing of movie The Dark Knight. His behavior evolved from behaving differently to behaving
a) normally b) socially c) dangerously d) submissively