A man has had a particularly frustrating day at work and because of some errors by others he won't make his sales goals. When he arrives home a bicycle blocks his way into the garage, so he picks it up and throws it across the yard into some bushes
In the Freudian view, the man's behavior results from the defense mechanism of
a. denial of reality.
b. regression.
c. reaction formation.
d. displacement.
Answer: d. displacement.
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b. A mental illness could impair the ability to understand that one's behavior is criminal. c. Proof of either mens rea or actus rea is sufficient to convict someone of a crime. d. Mentally ill people who commit crimes may not be responsible for their behavior.
According to Martin Seligman, people who are depressed
a. have low levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. b. are in a state of learned helplessness. c. believe they are in control of their own lives. d. are more susceptible to stress in their lives.
Han is fearful of the powerful Jabba. Han becomes fearful when he hears Jabba's low voice, but lately he becomes fearful when he hears any low rumbling voice. What phenomenon best explains Han's tendency to become fearful when hearing any low voice?
A. Extinction B. Reconditioning C. Stimulus generalization D. Stimulus discrimination
If the results of an experiment are in the direction opposite to the direction specified in a directional alternative hypothesis, the experimenter must
a. give up and begin the whole experiment again, this time with a new hypothesis b. pretend it didn't happen and insist that the alternative hypothesis was in the other direction c. alter the numbers so the test comes out in the desired direction d. evaluate a second, post hoc, two-tailed hypothesis