When arguing with his wife, Jacob makes mountains out of molehills and the whole argument seems catastrophic to their marriage. In this case, he is using __________.
A. selective abstraction
B. overgeneralization
C. magnification
D. absolutist thinking
Answer: C
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Although the social cognitive view of personality has many advocates, why do some opt to look for more appropriate ways of studying this topic?
a) because they argue that these topics are not adequately open to scientific inquiry and thus are not appropriate for consideration in a scientific field b) because they argue that identifying some of these cognitive processes, such as self-efficacy or locus of control, is not enough to develop a comprehensive theory of personality c) because its emphasis on topics like the unconscious and childhood sexuality are distasteful to many d) because its use of techniques like unconditional positive regard and the life story identity method produce results that are unverifiable and resistant to replication
One explanation of the greater identification with the majority culture by minority adolescents who are immigrants is that they are likely to
A) be from relatively higher educational and socioeconomic families. B) have low levels of self-esteem. C) subscribe to the pluralistic society model of United States culture. D) subscribe to the multicultural society model of United States culture.
To find out how infants acquire motor capacities, researchers conduct
A) field experiments. B) ethnographic studies. C) microgenetic studies. D) natural experiments.
Mature values allow one to become
A) self-actualized. B) future-oriented. C) existentialized. D) a mature moral self.