____________________ is like a filter that screens out most potential stimuli while allowing some to pass through into conscious awareness

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a. Women b. Men c. No difference in genders d. Neither, the majority of men and women say their divorce was not the right decision.

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In a study (Miller and Bersoff, 1992) comparing people in Mysore, India and Los Angeles in their handling of conflict situations, adults in India _____________ to choose the interpersonal alternative compared to the adults in the United States

a. were much less likely b. were slightly less likely c. were equally likely d. were much more likely

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The process of self-obliteration designed to insure that the idealized self remains intact is called:

a. externalization b. reaction-formation c. rationalization d. regression

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Approximately 1 in ______ adolescents will experience an anxiety disorder during a given year.

a. 8 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3

Psychology