Why is the process of "coming out" so significant for those with a homosexual orientation?

What will be an ideal response?


It represents a personal and public affirmation of one's sexual orientation. It is also an important means of self-validation and self-affirmation. By publicly acknowledging a lesbian, gay, or bisexual orientation, a person begins to reject the stigma and condemnation associated with it.

Psychology

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Which of the following social influence techniques involves getting someone to commit to an attractive proposition before its hidden costs are revealed?

a. lowball technique b. highball technique c. reciprocity norm d. foot-in-the-door technique

Psychology

Discuss the DSM-5 alternative personality model and the two routes that can be used for diagnosis

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Which example best illustrates operant conditioning? a. A man gets nauseated when he smells the same kind of food that once caused him food poisoning. b. A man asks for a raise because, in the past, his requests have been successful

c. A woman has been frightened by thunderstorms all her life. d. A child watches a friend steal from a store, so he thinks he might steal sometime in the future.

Psychology

According to blood flow patterns, the cerebral cortex of the brain appears to be where which type of memory is stored?

a. procedural b. eidetic c. skill d. declarative

Psychology