Some male participants in one study were told that they scored high in femininity on a personality test. The investigator then asked the participants to tell stories about pictures in TAT cards. The investigator was studying
A. masculinity and femininity.
B. coping strategies.
C. aggression.
D. defense mechanisms.
D
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If a person damages any part of the system that interprets information brought in through the body’s senses, that person would experience ____
a. ?a perceptual disturbance b. ?cognitive dissonance c. ?a consciousness disturbance d. ?neurodegeneration
According to Freud, both conscious and unconscious factors control a person's behavior. This is
a problem for behaviorists as unconscious factors are a. internal. b. primary. c. impulses. d. not observable.
Which of the following statements is true of the behaviorist perspective?
a. It recognizes that latent learning occurs without any direct reinforcement. b. It emphasizes the influence of prior experience on thoughts and aspects of the mind. c. It recognizes that mental processes are an inherent part of animal learning. d. It explains behavior in terms of observable acts and events, without reference to mental entities such as the "mind."
For a toddler, what is one of the consequences of having strong feelings of shame and doubt?
A. Seeking out new information B. Avoiding new activities C. Realistic expectations about performance D. Extreme sensitivity to the feelings of others