Research on reactions to stressful stimuli finds that people typically use coping strategies to reduce anxiety
A. when trained to do so by the experimenter.
B. when reminded to do so by the experimenter.
C. when given no instructions about coping strategies by the experimenter.
D. very rarely, unless the stimulus is extremely anxiety provoking.
C
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a. Interaction between the two cerebral hemispheres through a bundle of nerve fibers. b. Reception of visual information in the lower back area of the brain. c. Specialization of the two cerebral hemispheres for particular operations. d. Process by which various layers of densely-packed cells are formed within the cerebrum.
What defense mechanism reduces anxiety by substituting a socially acceptable reason for one that is socially unacceptable?
a. reaction formation c. intellectualization b. regression d. rationalization
How do G. Stanley Hall's ideas about adolescence differ from the contemporary perspective?
What will be an ideal response?
In research on helping arrangements between inner-city,
African American mothers and their own mothers, what did the researchers call the arrangement when mothers and grandmothers essentially engaged in coparenting? A) Parental supplement B) Supportive primary parenting C) Parental apprentice D) Parental replacement