Which of the following is CLOSEST in meaning to "stereotype"?

a. Cognitive dissonance
b. Attribution
c. Groupthink
d. Social categories


D

Psychology

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When a patient expresses emotions toward the therapist that once were expressed toward another person, this is called ____.

a. resistance b. transference c. countertransference d. anticathexis

Psychology

In one rodent study of drug use, 90% of rats that self-administered ______ died of drug overdose compared to only 36% of rats that self-administered heroin.

A. marijuana B. cocaine C. alcohol D. barbiturates

Psychology

Beck's client was recently left at the altar when his fiancé didn't show up for the wedding. The client now feels he will never get married because this must mean no one will ever want him. The client is demonstrating

a. selective perception. c. overgeneralization. b. magnification. d. absolutist thinking.

Psychology

In contrast to experiments, _______________ use techniques including observation or self-reports to provide a detailed picture of specific behaviors, such as how often they occur and under what conditions

A) correlational studies B) cross-sectional methods C) descriptive methods D) psychoanalytic studies

Psychology