Social learning theory implies that watching a violent show or boxing match on TV

a. reduces aggressive urges.
b. encourages aggression.
c. releases tensions.
d. allows us to displace our aggression.


b

Psychology

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a. is complete at birth. b. is complete at birth for boys but not for girls. c. is a life-long process. d. continues into the second decade of life.

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An effective way to deal with thoughts and feelings that make you ashamed, worried, frightened, or sad is to ________

a. suppress them. b. continue to think about them until they decrease. c. confess them to someone else. d. try not to think about them.

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Martha and Stan are newlyweds. They see a therapist because Martha is afraid of sexual intercourse. The therapist asks Martha exactly which acts make her anxious, constructs a hierarchy of those threatening acts, teaches her to relax,

and asks her to imagine each threatening scene in the hierarchy and use the relaxation technique to reduce her anxiety as she imagines each scene from the bottom to the top of her hierarchy. The therapist is using _______. a. desensitization b. behavioral contracting c. free association d. positive regard

Psychology

McClelland's training program has been used primarily among people in business enterprises

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology