A response set in which participants simply tend to answer "yes" to all questions is known as
a. agreeableness.
b. acquiescence.
c. a positivity bias.
d. social desirability.
B
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a. set aside a large block of time (for example, an entire weekend) to devote to the assignment. b. break the assignment down into smaller components. c. start the assignment with a clear idea of your conclusion in mind. d. postpone beginning the assignment until shortly before the due date in order to incorporate information from the instructor's lectures into the project.
An example of a behavioral task for bereaved persons is
a. writing a poem about the deceased person b. attending the wake or the funeral c. putting together a scrapbook of pictures and memories d. tracing a family tree of the deceased e. all of these
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A. Regression B. Scapegoating C. Displacement
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A) they cannot translate early preverbal memories into language. B) early memories are stored in an explicit memory system that is difficult to recall. C) long-term memory does not emerge until around age 7. D) they have most likely forgotten these early memories due to the passage of time.