Research by Shelley Taylor and her colleagues on effective coping among cancer patients has suggested that all of the following are important in promoting recovery EXCEPT ____
a. making downward comparisons with other cancer patients
b. making upward comparisons with other cancer patients
c. feeling that there is a "higher purpose" for one's cancer
d. feeling that one can control one's cancer
B
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The process of holding information in memory for later use is referred to as
a. retrieval. b. encoding. c. storage. d. organization.
Sara, a therapist, tries to understand her clients' experiences and reflect it back to them in a compassionate way. She feels this approach facilitates her clients' natural tendency towards growth. Sara is MOST likely a(n) _____ therapist.
A) cognitive B) cognitive behavioural C) interpersonal D) person-centred
After a person takes a placebo, there is
a. a reduction in brain activity linked with pain. b. usually only a small, insignificant effect for most people. c. initially an increase in pain, followed by mild relief. d. an immediate relief of pain, but no change in brain activity linked with this pain.
During middle and late childhood, autobiographical memories become
A. briefer but more elaborate. B. more elaborate and broader. C. more elaborate but less broad. D. less elaborate and less broad.