Tyler was angry with his baby sister, but he could not hit her, so he went outside and

kicked a ball instead. This illustrates the use of the defense mechanism called:

a. denial
b. regression
c. displacement
d. projection


c

Psychology

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A child who is born at a weight of less than 1000 grams would be referred to as having _______________ birth weight

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

The primacy effect is attributed to

A. recall of information stored in long-term memory. B. a type of rehearsal that improves memory for all items in a list. C. recall of information still active in short-term memory. D. forgetting of early items in a list as they are replaced by later items.

Psychology

__________ commit the vast majority of child abuse incidents

A) Nonparental family members B) Child-care workers C) Parents D) Stepparents and foster parents

Psychology

The question "When will it happen again?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

A. description B. explanation C. prediction D. control

Psychology