The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious and keeping them there is known as
a. neurogenic amnesia.
b. suppression.
c. avoidance.
d. repression.
D
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The founder of psychoanalytic psychology was
a. Carl Rogers. b. Wilhelm Wundt. c. Sigmund Freud. d. William James.
The use of alcohol and drugs make hostile behavior more likely to occur because the alcohol and drugs
a. lower one's threshold for aggression. b. increase one's frustration level. c. create a state of learned helplessness. d. serve as direct cue for aggressiveness.
A box used in operant conditioning of animals that limits the available responses and, thus, increases the likelihood that the desired response will occur is called a __________
a) trial box. b) response box. c) Watson box. d) Skinner box.
Which of the following groups showed poorer health outcomes such as, higher heart rates, blood pressure, and changes in immune function?
a. couples who did not show emotion during discussions b. couples in which the man spoke more than the woman during discussions c. couples who were high in conflict and hostility during discussion d. couples who used sarcasm and joking during heated discussions