In motivational interviewing, what is the purpose of eliciting change talk?

a. to enhance client self-esteem
b. to make explicit the problems, concerns, and intentions of clients
c. to facilitate the development of the core conditions for therapeutic growth
d. to help clients resolve their ambivalence


d. to help clients resolve their ambivalence

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b. They eat a highly varied diet, compared to related species. c. Their visual system is slow to mature, compared to other species. d. They remain motionless until they are old enough to fly.

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An organized, generalized knowledge structure in long-term memory is a(n) ____

a. ?trace b. ?icon c. ?engram d. ?schema

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Cognitive dissonance is

A) a state of tension that occurs when a person simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistent. B) the tendency of members of a group to avoid taking responsibility for their actions because they assume that others will do so. C) the tendency for members of a close-knit group to think alike for the sake of harmony and to suppress disagreement. D) a belief that a statement is true just because the person has heard it repeated over and over again.

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Research on educational philosophies indicates that

A) constructivist classrooms tend to undermine academic motivation and achievement, especially in low-SES children. B) children in constructivist classrooms have a slight edge in academic achievement over those in traditional classrooms. C) constructivist classrooms are associated with gains in critical thinking and greater social and moral maturity. D) constructivist classrooms rely on passive student listening and completion of teacher-assigned tasks.

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