Xavier had a particularly bad day at work. His boss yelled at him for something that was not his fault, his customers decided to hire a different firm, and to make it worse he got stuck in horrible rush-hour traffic on the way home
When Xavier got home, he went into his basement and wailed on a punching bag for an hour. This "venting" of his pent up rage and hostility onto a more appropriate target is called __________.
a. projection
b. sublimation
c. displacement
d. regression
Answer: C
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LaGina walks into a room and feels as if she has been there before, even though she knows that she has not. LaGina's experience of deja vu may be explained by which concept from classical conditioning?
a. Extinction b. Stimulus generalization c. Stimulus discrimination d. Spontaneous recovery e. Reconditioning
William has set a series of goals for himself that are practically unachievable, and his self-esteem drops each time he fails to meet one of his goals. William needs to know that
a. setting realistic, achievable goals will enhance his self-esteem b. being or becoming competent at something will not affect his self-esteem c. meeting smaller, clearly achievable goals will have no effect on self-esteem d. his perfectionist expectations will ultimately lead to a boost in self-esteem if he is successful e. a need for the approval of others will help to boost his self-esteem
The bystander effect is
a. most likely to occur in ambiguous situations. b. most likely to occur when the need for help is clear. c. less likely to occur in a large group. d. less likely to occur when others are acting as if there's an emergency.
Pharmacotherapy can best be described as the use of
a. drugs to change a client's personality. b. drugs to alleviate the symptoms of emotional disturbances. c. electroconvulsive treatment and psychosurgeries. d. medicine and other techniques to treat bodily symptoms.