Compelling needs to perform one or more actions are called:
a. obsessions
b. compulsions
c. interjections
d. genuflections
B
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Societal messages can often lead girls to conclude that __________.
A. race is a valid concept B. academic achievement is a roadblock to social success C. socioeconomic status has little influence on educational attainment D. psychological development is more important than physical characteristics
The case of Greg Mathis, as described in Module 19's introduction, best illustrates:
A. development of one's full potential B. the impact of the id on behavior C. how racial discrimination affects people's lives D. development of conditional positive regard
People growing senile may become so forgetful that they can't remember what happened a week ago, although they may have vivid memories of trivial and long-forgotten events from the past. This senility is often due to
a. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. b. accelerated repression. c. proactive interference. d. cue-dependent forgetting.
The theory that explains attitude change in terms of a need to maintain consistency in our thoughts and actions is the __________ theory
a. cognitive dissonance b. congruence c. adequate justification d. persuasion