You are attempting to find the home of a friend whom you have not visited in many years. When you arrive in her town, you remember to drive south on Main Street and turn left on Elm. Once on Elm, however, you become less certain. Driving farther, you reach the intersection of Elm and Sycamore. You remember this intersection, but you cannot remember whether you should turn here or go on a little farther. You temporarily assume that you should go on. However, about a block farther on, you reach a dead end. Retracing your route, you realize now that the correct option would have been to turn on Sycamore. You have used the technique of ______.
a. generate-and-test
b. means-end analysis
c. reasoning by analogy
d. backtracking
d. backtracking
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A. paraphilia B. schizophrenia C. a somatoform disorder D. a dissociative disorder
What were the three levels of consciousness proposed by Freud?
What will be an ideal response?
Define and explain the 34-14-2 approximation, provide an example.
What will be an ideal response?
Research on locus of control indicates that internals are ________ than externals.
A) more dependent B) more intelligent C) better able to cope with stress D) more sociable