According to the psychodynamic model, people use unconscious strategies to protect their egos from anxieties. These strategies are called ____

a. defense mechanisms
b. anti-anxiety mechanisms
c. ego distortions
d. reaction formations


a

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Because of possible ______, researchers have begun to sample from larger populations of individuals using online technologies to deliver surveys and experimental tasks to a larger population.

A. convenience sampling B. sampling error C. bias D. lawsuits

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Early neuroimaging research revealed that schizophrenia was associated with an enlargement of the:

A) gyri. B) ventricles. C) cortex. D) amygdala.

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Parents who smother their grown children with advice and direction are called ____________________ parents.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome has the body reached the limits of its ability to adapt to stress, which may result in the development of stress-related diseases?

A) alarm B) collapse C) exhaustion D) resistance

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