__________ is a coping strategy that involves finding a new or creative way to think about a stressor that reduces its threat

a. Rationalizing
b. Denial
c. Reframing
d. Repressive coping


Answer: C

Psychology

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Counterregulation is best described as the ____ effect

a. "what the heck" b. "I am monitoring myself better than you are" c. "monkey says monkey do" d. "I knew it all along"

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According to the encoding specificity principle, you should ____

a. ?take your exams in the same seat in which you listen to lectures b. ?use maintenance rehearsal prior to an exam c. ?use massed practice right before the exam d. ?elaborate as much as you can the material you wish to learn

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Most people take longer to identify a platypus as a mammal than to identify a cat as a mammal. This is likely because a cat is closer to most people's _______________ for the concept of mammal

a. mental set b. prototype c. basic concept d. algorithm

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There appears to be a "glass ceiling" that

A) ?allows supervisors to evaluate the potential of their subordinates. B) ?prevents white males from succeeding in traditionally female-oriented jobs. C) ?prevents most women and ethnic minorities from advancing beyond middle management. D) ?allows women and ethnic minorities to be trained for jobs in upper management.

Psychology