Which of the following best describes an imaginary audience?
a. difficulty distinguishing one's thinking about one's own thoughts from one's thinking about the thoughts of others
b. an exaggerated image of a highly attentive audience for the adolescent's appearance and his or her behavior
c. holding the belief that one's personal experiences and personal destiny are unique
d. organizing information into coherent patterns
Answer: B
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A defense mechanism in which impulses are not only repressed, but are also held in check by through the exaggeration of opposite behavior, is known as
a. projection. b. rationalization. c. regression. d. reaction formation.
According to Rotter's expectancy theory, a person's decision to engage in a behavior is determined by what the person expects to happen following the behavior and by
A. what cognitive person variables apply to the situation. B. the conditions of worth the individual has created. C. the value the person places on the outcome. D. the relatively stable traits the individual possesses.
Which disorder is one that some psychologists have suggested we must understand before we really understand brain functioning?
a) schizophrenia b) Down syndrome c) multiple sclerosis d) savant syndrome
Dr. Fiore conducts a study in which two groups of participants work on challenging puzzles: one group is extrinsically motivated, whereas the other is intrinsically motivated. Thus, one group is paid for its participation, while the other is not. Dr. Fiore records the length of time each participant spent working on the puzzle and how much each participant enjoyed the puzzle. Based on the theories of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, which of the following is most likely to be true?
A. The paid group did not work as hard on the puzzle but enjoyed it more than the unpaid group. B. The paid group worked harder on the puzzle and enjoyed it more than the unpaid group. C. The paid group did not work as hard on the puzzle and enjoyed it less than the unpaid group. D. The paid group worked harder on the puzzle but enjoyed it less than the unpaid group.