Martin Seligman studied the case of a young marine who was being held prisoner during the Vietnam War. When the
marine was not released on the date promised, he immediately lapsed into a deep depression, refused to eat or drink, and died shortly after. According to Seligman, this case illustrated the concept of
a. sublimation.
b. approach-avoidance conflict.
c. learned helplessness.
d. reaction formation.
ANSWER: c
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What was a major criterion for identifying the Big Five personality traits?
a. All of them should have been essential for survival throughout human evolution. b. None of them should correlate highly with any of the others. c. None of them should depend on the same brain area as any of the others. d. All of them should be easily identifiable at all ages from infancy to old age.
According to Erikson, during the period of moratorium, adolescents
a. undergo an identity crisis when they examine their roles and make life decisions. b. experience a decrease in their egocentrism and become more aware of others' perspectives. c. gain in their understanding of metacognition and metamemory. d. make great advances in their understanding of theory of mind.
_____ is the term used for changes that occur in therapy that also occur in other settings in the client's everyday life
a. Long term maintenance b. Generalization c. Transfer d. Meaningfulness of change
Julie is a female lawyer who has a mentor. Compared to her female colleagues who have no mentors, Julie is more likely to a. consider changing occupations
b. experience more work-family conflict. c. be less intent to continue to practice law. d. make more money.