Bruno's friends insist that girls don't skateboard. So, Bruno is trying to find out if their idea is true by searching the Internet to find out about girls who participate in skateboarding. His strategy is:
A) a confirmation strategy.
B) an example of the self-serving bias.
C) an example of the use of principles.
D) an elimination strategy.
Answer: D
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a. cognitive-behavioral and humanistic b. cognitive-behavioral and biological c. psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral d. psychodynamic and biological
Which of the following correctly describes emotion-focused coping?
a. an attempt to cause others to change their emotional responses b. an attempt to change physiological responses directly in order to alter emotions indirectly c. an attempt to change a stressor d. an attempt to alter internal distress
In classical conditioning, the neutral stimulus is paired with the unconditioned stimulus during the _____ phase.
A) recovery B) acquisition C) generalization D) extinction
Classical and instrumental conditioning are usually seen as obeying the same principles
Indicate whether the statement is true or false